as in accuses
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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Faye then accuses Camille of orchestrating the entire set-up.—
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Ukraine claims Russian drone attacks damaged the Druzhba pipeline; Hungary accuses it of deliberately withholding oil to pressure Central European nations.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Israeli court indicts the brother of Shin Bet chief David Zini for smuggling tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of cigarettes into Gaza during the war.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Where Rockwell observed, McNaughton indicts.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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