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Recent Examples of accuser
The names of the accuser or accusers are redacted.
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Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
That potentially runs counter with a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to confront or question an accuser.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors said the case would be dismissed because the accuser did not wish to proceed and the state did not otherwise have sufficient evidence to prosecute the case.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Earlier this month, another accuser, named in the indictment as Victim 1, accused the brothers and their lawyers of harassment, claiming a member of their team had contacted friends of the accuser and posed as a reporter.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Jan. 2026
The accuser reported the assault during a doctor's appointment in December, according to court documents.
—Lori Dunn, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
One of Diggs’ attorneys told media that the receiver could reach a financial settlement with the accuser, in which she would be paid to relinquish any potential civil claims against him and, if there is a confidentiality provision, agree to no longer speak about the incident.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2025
However, the ongoing release of documents by the US government as well as the posthumous memoir of his accuser Virginia Giuffre ignited a firestorm of fresh scrutiny.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Jennifer Freeman, an attorney representing Epstein accuser Maria Farmer and other survivors, said Saturday that her client feels vindicated after the document release.
—Michael R. Sisak, Twin Cities, 20 Dec. 2025
Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
That potentially runs counter with a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to confront or question an accuser.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors said the case would be dismissed because the accuser did not wish to proceed and the state did not otherwise have sufficient evidence to prosecute the case.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Earlier this month, another accuser, named in the indictment as Victim 1, accused the brothers and their lawyers of harassment, claiming a member of their team had contacted friends of the accuser and posed as a reporter.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Jan. 2026
The accuser reported the assault during a doctor's appointment in December, according to court documents.
—Lori Dunn, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
One of Diggs’ attorneys told media that the receiver could reach a financial settlement with the accuser, in which she would be paid to relinquish any potential civil claims against him and, if there is a confidentiality provision, agree to no longer speak about the incident.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2025
However, the ongoing release of documents by the US government as well as the posthumous memoir of his accuser Virginia Giuffre ignited a firestorm of fresh scrutiny.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Jennifer Freeman, an attorney representing Epstein accuser Maria Farmer and other survivors, said Saturday that her client feels vindicated after the document release.
—Michael R. Sisak, Twin Cities, 20 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuser
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Instead, the lawsuit argued, law enforcement in the area where the harasser lived should have served the papers.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Dec. 2025
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Moreover, when harassers disproportionately target women, people of color and LGBTQ officials, entire communities are systematically excluded from participation in self-governance.—
Ernestine Nettles,
Mercury News,
22 Nov. 2025
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Eight petitions didn’t meet the narrow criteria for resentencing — in four cases, for example, the petitioner’s sentence was not considered to be equivalent to life without parole — and nine petitions are pending.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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This bill would expand the list of qualified petitioners to include behavioral health professionals who are co-responders with police or other authorities in emergencies, as well as health care and educational institutions.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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Iris Apatow and Costa D'Angelo are the latest troublemakers to stir the pot at Baird.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Jan. 2026
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His older brother, Leonard Kibrick, had played the main troublemaker in the series, giving Spanky (George McFarland), Alfalfa (Carl Switzer), Buckwheat (Billie Thomas) and Darla (Darla Hood) a hard time, before Bond replaced him in 1936.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Jan. 2026
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In a previous statement to Maryland Matters, an EPA spokesperson criticized Maryland for not complying with its directive to reissue the air permit with instructions for appellants to go to the Environmental Appeals Board.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Aug. 2025
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Appeals are filed online through the county here, and appellants should get a confirmation email after filing, Beasley said.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2025
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And her tormentors are all abruptly, painfully departing the scene or, at the very least, becoming ensnared in one humiliation after another.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
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Jeffrey Tambor is the corrupt Mayor of Whoville and the Grinch’s lifelong tormenter, Augustus May Who, who sets his hatred of Christmas in motion.—
Danny Horn,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Nov. 2025
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Some defendants are also accused of conspiring to bribe a civilian contractor to create fraudulent military IDs for base access.—
Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
5 Feb. 2026
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If convicted, each defendant faces the possibility of up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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The film, which looks at a former political prisoner who considers violent revenge against his prison torturer, was co-written by Panahi, Mahmoudian, Nader Saeiver and Shadhmer Rastin.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Feb. 2026
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As my experience showed, a heavy reliance on physical abuse makes for proficient torturers, not skilled interrogators.—
Elizabeth Tsurkov,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
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The plaintiffs allege that Black employees in the office were disciplined more harshly than their colleagues, denied accommodations and subjected to escalating retaliation after raising concerns about Johnson’s leadership.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Feb. 2026
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Downwinders at Risk, an environmental advocacy group in Dallas, and other plaintiffs are suing the EPA over its termination of environmental justice grants that funded community air monitors.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Accuser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accuser. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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