as in accusation
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Fans continue to point out that on algorithmic platforms such as TikTok, stories about straight white people falling in love are promoted above all others, and the community is also rife with plagiarism accusations.—
Rebecca Ackermann,
The Atlantic,
5 Oct. 2025 -
An arrest is merely an accusation, and Sanchez should be considered innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Global organization Human Rights Watch accused the festival of diverting attention away from allegations of the government’s severe repression of free speech and criticized comedians for performing on the behest of an oppressive regime.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors asked the judge to let Mia address the court for about five minutes, even though her allegations are not tied directly to Combs’ conviction.—
Kara Scannell,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The impeachment effort is unlikely to succeed due to Republican control of both the House and Senate.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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As a House member, Schiff led the first impeachment against Trump for withholding aid from Ukraine in an effort to pressure its president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to perform a political favor.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Astin’s remarks come after a formal condemnation of Norwood from SAG-AFTRA, as well as outcry from dozens of actors, including Emily Blunt, Melissa Barrera, Lukas Gage and more.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s latest tour de force is an absurdist, boldly surprising condemnation of his homeland.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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King pleaded not guilty to all charges during his arraignment Thursday.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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His arraignment in Sacramento Superior Court has been postponed twice, since the defendant remains under a federal hold.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The first matchup with College Football Playoff implications at stake for both teams.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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There’s a sadness to her uncertainty, this implication that her eventual return will in some way be conditional.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
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Morris, 64, entered guilty pleas to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child in an Osage County courtroom.—
Nolan Clay,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Two administrators from a closed Waukesha day care entered pleas on reduced misdemeanor charges for failing to report child abuse.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Far from being simply a denunciation of marginalization, the song becomes a sincere embrace of vulnerable childhoods, highlighting the pain of those who grow up in poverty, neglect, and, often, are forced into crime as a means of survival.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
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Cinema sometimes has to know how to give in to a cause, but another thing entirely is to impoverish cinema by attributing to documentary cinema a mere and strict role of denunciation.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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