as in accusing
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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The attacks have angered Nigerians, with many accusing President Bola Tinubu's government and the ruling party of prioritizing next year's presidential election, in which Tinubu is expected to seek reelection.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
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Since October, Rivera said, her law firm has filed hundreds of habeas corpus lawsuits accusing the federal government of illegally detaining immigrants.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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That reality makes the reports of measles inside a federal immigration detention facility in Texas not just alarming, but indicting.—
Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
4 Feb. 2026
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The lyrics went beyond Evers’ white-supremacist killer, indicting an entire system that brainwashed poor white Southerners into hatred.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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The State Attorney’s Office said prosecuting them in adult court provides more long-term options than would be available in the juvenile justice system.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation led the investigation and the Dodge County District Attorney is prosecuting the case.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Criminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminating. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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