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criminations

noun

plural of crimination

as in indictments

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Noun

But the investigation was completed months ago, and no indictments have yet been made.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Nearly 80 people have been charged and dozens have been convicted since federal authorities announced their first indictments related to the fraud happening at Feeding Our Future in 2022.

— Ken Sweet, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of indictments

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Orelien has yet to respond to those accusations, and did not respond to a request for comment on Friday.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Macklemore rejected those accusations, saying that criticism of Israel and opposition to Zionism should not be conflated with hostility toward Jewish people.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of accusations

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The settlements allowing federal authorities to recoup the funds helped resolve allegations that several companies made false certifications on their PPP loan and forgiveness applications.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Reps for Disney and Iger have declined to comment on Chapek’s allegations.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of allegations

Noun

An aldermanic office should know which streets generate recurring complaints, whether resurfacing is needed and how those streets are being prioritized for capital improvements.

— Vince Fattore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Ambulances won’t come to the neighborhood anymore, and the city doesn’t respond to complaints about the polluted water for days, maybe weeks.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of complaints

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What Assange wanted was not a system hardened against attacks, but one tied in knots, hopelessly conflicted and filled with suspicion, denunciations, and purges.

— Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Iran launched a drone attack against Azerbaijan early in the war, triggering harsh denunciations and speculation that Azerbaijan could enter the war.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of denunciations

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In other cases, two senior anti-Balaka leaders were convicted in July 2025 on multiple counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
And that overall figure has been on a downward trend for the past several years as episode counts get shaved on series and major studios place fewer overall bets on movies or shows annually.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of counts

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The capability to safely approach, dock with, and interact with another satellite in orbit has other implications too.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
These raises were initially denied — along with all other proposals with budget implications.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of implications

Noun

Here was Jay, drawing a line between the increasingly popular molly raps of the 2010s with his own penchant for luxury garments.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
In another era, his hard-nosed coke raps could have blown up in a much cooler way, say, during the 2010s blog era.

— Lei Takanashi, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026

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