as in to indict
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
she was accused of lying on the employment application
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Recent Examples of accuse
Activist groups seeking to pause or slow the development of AI are disavowing violence after a person with strong anti-AI views was accused of attacking Sam Altman’s San Francisco residence with a Molotov cocktail Friday.
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
Earlier on Tuesday, the rapper was accused in a new lawsuit of punching a man two years ago at the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
The man accused of shooting 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore in her stroller hobbled on crutches into a Brooklyn courtroom Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to the tot’s shocking murder.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
But Bohm accuses his parents of using their access to misappropriate millions of dollars and refuse to share with him important financial information.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
Earlier on Tuesday, the rapper was accused in a new lawsuit of punching a man two years ago at the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
The man accused of shooting 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore in her stroller hobbled on crutches into a Brooklyn courtroom Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to the tot’s shocking murder.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
But Bohm accuses his parents of using their access to misappropriate millions of dollars and refuse to share with him important financial information.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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The central and longest section presents the Guru’s grievances against Aurangzeb in the style of a Sufi pir (spiritual guide) addressing a deviant murid (disciple), indicting the emperor for violating the oath and sanctioning the murder of Gobind Singh’s sons.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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The suspects charged with igniting homemade bombs outside Gracie Mansion last month were indicted Tuesday.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Many Millennials and Gen Zers expressly blame the Boomers for that, accusing them of hoarding wealth, jobs, and power.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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Many housing advocates blamed Wall Street firms buying up homes for a post-pandemic surge in housing costs.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2026
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Merritt was charged with disorderly conduct and booked into the Broward County Jail.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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But they have not been charged and are still licensed to practice law in Louisiana.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Prompted by shootings and heavy handed tactics, the state Senate voted on party lines Tuesday night for for a new state civil rights law that would allow Connecticut citizens to sue federal immigration agents.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
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Android users who wish to exclude themselves from the settlement give up the right to separately sue Google about the claims alleged in the lawsuit.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Uthmeier is the same attorney general who threatens to have the governor remove Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell, a Democrat, for not prosecuting cases his way.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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The landlord was prosecuted and convicted.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Accuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accuse. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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