as in appealing
law
to state the charges against someone who is accused of a crime in a formal procedure before a judge
—usually used as (be) arraigned
He was arraigned on charges of manslaughter.
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The United States has imposed sanctions on eight North Korean individuals and two entities, accusing them of laundering funds from cybercrime and fraud and channeling them into the North’s nuclear weapons program.—
Robert Birsel,
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One aide filed a police report accusing him of groping her breast, though a district attorney declined to prosecute.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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His staff kept track of the women and girls, summoning as many as three a day.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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White and Farrell will help, but don’t go summoning memories of Fred Dean’s 1981 arrival that ignited the 49ers’ first Super Bowl run.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Waymo touts its safety record, citing company research saying that compared to a human driver, Waymo vehicles reported a 91% reduction in serious injury crashes, 79% fewer airbag deployments and 80% fewer injury-causing collisions.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Palantir managed to beat the estimates and offer solid guidance, citing growth in the artificial intelligence business.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Flyers should try to mitigate any headaches from delays and cancellations by avoiding booking flights with layovers, the non-profit US Public Interest Research Group says, and opt to make reservations directly with the airline rather than a third-party website.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Economist Hayley Berg from the travel booking company Hopper says travelers should be checking days in advance – not just the night before.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Dramas of climate change, at least ones playing to the subscribers of New York non-profits, tend to preach to the converted and stop short of indicting them.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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That investigation produced criminal charges that Special Counsel Jack Smith dropped last November, citing the Justice Department’s policy against indicting a sitting president.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Though George Washington and the press started off amicably, their relationship grew more adversarial once journalists began criticizing the nation’s first president.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani — who came under fire during the race for his past comments criticizing the New York Police Department — on Wednesday also reiterated his intention to keep the city’s current police commissioner, Jessica Tisch.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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In law, the tactic of claiming an accuser is unreliable or untrustworthy is known as impeaching the witness.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Someone should be impeaching this Laporta clown.—
Pol Ballus,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Golfers can stop blaming bad luck for those maddening near-misses.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Trump is just straight-up doling out untruths – and blaming Biden.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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