as in indicts
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
she was accused of lying on the employment application
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Recent Examples of accuses
As Ukrainian leaders tout shifting war dynamics and conditional openness to talks, Moscow vows to safeguard ally Belarus, which Kyiv accuses of aiding Russian drone strikes, raising regional security tensions.
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Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
The government accuses Morales of financing and encouraging the roadblock protests to destabilize Paz’s administration and force a return to power.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
The lawsuit also accuses emergency responders and dispatchers of mishandling the aftermath by prioritizing treatment and transport of the deputy over the couple, who were more seriously injured, delaying critical medical care.
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Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
The government accuses Morales of encouraging the protests with the aim of destabilizing the administration, according to presidential spokesman José Luis Gálvez.
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ABC News,
21 June 2026
The complaint specifically accuses OpenAI of negligence in designing ChatGPT and of failing to warn users of the product's dangers.
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
The complaint accuses Amazon of violating a Seattle ordinance that prohibits companies from discriminating against employees for their political ideology, race, religion and age, among other things.
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Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
18 June 2026
The lawsuit also accuses the company of misrepresenting the type of content available on its platform.
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Skyler Shepard,
Sun Sentinel,
15 June 2026
The subsequent investigation accuses Marcovich of making a total of 136 calls between March 19 and June 5 while in the jail's custody.
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Logan Smith,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
The government accuses Morales of financing and encouraging the roadblock protests to destabilize Paz’s administration and force a return to power.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
The lawsuit also accuses emergency responders and dispatchers of mishandling the aftermath by prioritizing treatment and transport of the deputy over the couple, who were more seriously injured, delaying critical medical care.
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Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
The government accuses Morales of encouraging the protests with the aim of destabilizing the administration, according to presidential spokesman José Luis Gálvez.
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ABC News,
21 June 2026
The complaint specifically accuses OpenAI of negligence in designing ChatGPT and of failing to warn users of the product's dangers.
—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
The complaint accuses Amazon of violating a Seattle ordinance that prohibits companies from discriminating against employees for their political ideology, race, religion and age, among other things.
—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
18 June 2026
The lawsuit also accuses the company of misrepresenting the type of content available on its platform.
—
Skyler Shepard,
Sun Sentinel,
15 June 2026
The subsequent investigation accuses Marcovich of making a total of 136 calls between March 19 and June 5 while in the jail's custody.
—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuses
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The third reason is the one that indicts FIFA’s model directly—what economists call leakage.
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The film neither glamorizes nor indicts Solanas, who Taylor humanizes without softening or sentimentalizing her.
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Trump blames vandalism for the troubles with the reflecting pool renovation, announces people are being arrested.
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Jessie blames technology for toy misfortunes, getting angry at all forms of technology, even those already discarded.
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