as in accused
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
scornfully declaring that he was not the only one to blame, he immediately began criminating a host of confederates
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Putin unilaterally declared a 30-hour ceasefire last Easter, but each side accused the other of breaking it.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026 -
In the run-up to the vote, Orbán accused Ukraine of sabotaging a key oil pipeline, while Hungarian authorities seized a shipment of cash from a Ukrainian bank.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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But the vast public record that has emerged from the scandal has raised questions about Husted’s dealings with key players who have been indicted or imprisoned in the scheme, which revolved around legislative approval of a $1-billion bailout for the state’s two nuclear power plants.—
Julie Carr Smyth,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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The grand jury indicted eight and five have been charged with murder.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Criminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminated. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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