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she was accused of lying on the employment application
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Recent Examples of accused
Azhar Sukri,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
After Young amended the curriculum to remove one definition of slavery for third-graders for redundancy, Clark accused some board members of whitewashing history.
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Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2026
The federal agent accused of shooting the Venezuelan national was charged in May with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime.
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Wcco Staff,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
During the rally in sweltering heat, Vucic told his backers, many bused in from across the country, that students and anti-government protesters were aiming to destroy the country, and accused them of colluding with unnamed foreign powers, charges the protesters deny.
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Reuters,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
The West African country of 23 million people has been battered by years-long violence perpetrated by extremist groups linked to Al Qaeda and the militant group Islamic State, as well as government forces often accused of extrajudicial killings.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Prosecutors may drop a murder charge in a plea deal for Hammond man accused of killing his estranged wife’s girlfriend inside her Merrillville apartment, filings show.
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Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Bahrain has accused Iran of targeting it with drones, the latest challenge to a fragile interim agreement Tehran and Washington reached earlier this month.
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Willem Marx,
NPR,
27 June 2026
Amid the nearly $1 million scandal, Daniel Chartraw, formerly of South Lake Tahoe, was accused of controlling companies, including Crypto-Pal LLC.
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Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
Verb
But both have accused the other of violating their end of the agreement.
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Azhar Sukri,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
After Young amended the curriculum to remove one definition of slavery for third-graders for redundancy, Clark accused some board members of whitewashing history.
—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2026
The federal agent accused of shooting the Venezuelan national was charged in May with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime.
—
Wcco Staff,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
During the rally in sweltering heat, Vucic told his backers, many bused in from across the country, that students and anti-government protesters were aiming to destroy the country, and accused them of colluding with unnamed foreign powers, charges the protesters deny.
—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
The West African country of 23 million people has been battered by years-long violence perpetrated by extremist groups linked to Al Qaeda and the militant group Islamic State, as well as government forces often accused of extrajudicial killings.
—
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Prosecutors may drop a murder charge in a plea deal for Hammond man accused of killing his estranged wife’s girlfriend inside her Merrillville apartment, filings show.
—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Bahrain has accused Iran of targeting it with drones, the latest challenge to a fragile interim agreement Tehran and Washington reached earlier this month.
—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
27 June 2026
Amid the nearly $1 million scandal, Daniel Chartraw, formerly of South Lake Tahoe, was accused of controlling companies, including Crypto-Pal LLC.
—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accused
Adjective
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Jim Trusty, the lawyer for Rozier, excoriated the league after a hearing Wednesday that served as a status update on Rozier’s case, as well as the other three defendants who remain indicted alongside him.
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The conservative-leaning New York Post has also reported Wahhaj was listed as an un-indicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
Noun
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Within days, the defendants were arrested and charged.
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In Ohio, defendants are given 365 days to challenge their conviction after such transcripts are filed.
Verb
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He was charged with one count of operating a boat or watercraft while intoxicated or under the influence and is set to appear in court in July.
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Another child was rescued from the rubble in Venezuela’s La Guaira region, marking a poignant moment at the close of a long and emotionally charged day of crisis response on Saturday.
Adjective
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Yes, every life includes some unique and untold combination of experiences for which other people are morally culpable.
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The Delhi Police registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against unknown persons in connection with the fire and an investigation was underway.
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The suspect, 30‑year‑old Trevion Mark of Fort Worth, was arrested nearby without incident and charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle, according to DPS.
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The suspect’s vehicle entered a closed roadway on Interstate 20 at the 420 exit near Aledo and struck an 18-wheeler, the release states.
Verb
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In Guadalajara, South Korea’s opening day win against Czech Republic was headlined by empty seats, which FIFA blamed on several fans watching the game from the stadium concourses.
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Officials directly blamed the unrest on severe staffing shortages.
Adjective
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Immigration officials began deportation proceedings after his guilty plea a year later.
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All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
Noun
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Deputies responded to the area and identified an undisclosed number of juveniles as the offenders, officials said.
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Washington faces decisions about whether to sanction firms that engage in distillation, restrict the chips and cloud infrastructure that support it, and create legal safe harbors for American AI labs to share threat intelligence about offenders.
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