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criminations

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plural of crimination

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Three separate federal indictments unsealed Tuesday lay out alleged crimes across California, including kidnapping, murder and drug trafficking.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Bell’s letter to James and New York MFCU Director Amy Held argues that the unit is moving too slowly on cases and amassing too few indictments and convictions for wrongdoing in the Medicaid system.

— Ali Swenson, Fortune, 2 July 2026

Definition of indictments

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Throughout his rise to become the voice of Britain’s populist hard-right, architect of Brexit and chief anti-immigrant activist, any accusations of wrongdoing have largely glided off him.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
AfD vehemently rejects accusations of extremism and argues the agency is being used as a political instrument by mainstream parties.

— DAVID KEYTON, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026

Definition of accusations

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Apple leveled major allegations against OpenAI and some of its staffers Friday, alleging the ChatGPT maker systematically directed current and former Apple employees to bring secret information over to OpenAI.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 11 July 2026
Attorneys for the defendants have denied the allegations in court, and MetroLoft declined to comment on the pending litigation on Thursday.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

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Despite high-profile billionaire departures and complaints about costs, California is pulling in more than $335 billion in venture capital — about ten times New York — fueled by an AI boom.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
City officials didn’t respond Wednesday to any of the complaints and concerns raised by the hoteliers.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of complaints

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The bicentennial occurred during an election year, with all the partisan denunciations that entails (though when Jimmy Carter narrowly beat Ford, no one thought of contesting the results).

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
As usual, denunciations of cancel culture were big.

— Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026

Definition of denunciations

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In May, a former federal agent was arrested and charged with multiple counts of assault and falsely reporting a crime after making false statements under oath regarding the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis in January.

— Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
The Ventura County district attoney’s office brought eight total counts against the minor, a male Ventura resident who was not identified due to his age.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of counts

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While the Supreme Court ruling focused specifically on cases in West Virginia and Idaho, it is expected to have far-reaching implications for those additional 25 states — and possibly more if other states pursue similar legislation.

— Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 5 July 2026
But labor strife here is spilling off of the docks and into City Hall, with political implications for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, himself a former labor organizer who is expected to run for reelection in less than a year.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of implications

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Forward motion is exciting, and Pz’ raps are effortless without curdling into indifference.

— Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 3 July 2026
Released on Sky Rompiendo’s independent imprint, Black Koi Entertainment, the song finds Maluma offering his sultry vocals as Kris R’s raps over the smooth reggaeton beat.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026

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