as in to indict
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
she was accused of lying on the employment application
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as in indicting
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
she was accused of lying on the employment application
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Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 20 June 2025
The similarities here are especially worth noting, since OpenAI accused DeepSeek of stealing or illicitly using ChatGPT tech.
—PC Magazine, 19 June 2025
N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
The ceasefire deal, which took effect on January 19, has been a fragile one, with both sides accusing the other of violations.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
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Boelter's also accused of shooting and seriously wounding Democratic Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, inside their Champlin home about 90 minutes earlier.
—Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 20 June 2025
The similarities here are especially worth noting, since OpenAI accused DeepSeek of stealing or illicitly using ChatGPT tech.
—PC Magazine, 19 June 2025
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Aziz and Islam's estate have also separately sued in federal court, accusing the FBI of hiding exculpatory evidence.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
The ceasefire deal, which took effect on January 19, has been a fragile one, with both sides accusing the other of violations.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Accuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accuse. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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