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as in accusing
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
the company's president has been impeached by the Securities and Exchange Commission
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as in questioning
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
questionable methodology that should cause us to impeach the findings of this survey on obesity
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Recent Examples of impeaching
However, impeaching a judge is rare.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Also running is George Conway, who helped start the anti-Trump group, The Lincoln Project, and has centered his candidacy on impeaching the president.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
Also in the running is George Conway, a former attorney who helped start the anti-Trump group, The Lincoln Project, and has centered his candidacy on impeaching the president.
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Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
To stop this, Congress must do more to hold the president accountable by impeaching him and his major cabinet members for gross misconduct.
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Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Both boys testified that Jackson had masturbated in front of them and molested Gavin on several occasions, but Jackson’s defense capably pointed out various inconsistencies in their stories and presented impeaching witnesses.
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Amelia McDonell-Parry,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
Trump has called for impeaching Boasberg.
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Arkansas Online,
15 Apr. 2026
Trump has called for impeaching Boasberg.
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Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
Barnes suggested that invoking the 25th Amendment would be harder than impeaching a president.
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Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Also running is George Conway, who helped start the anti-Trump group, The Lincoln Project, and has centered his candidacy on impeaching the president.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
Also in the running is George Conway, a former attorney who helped start the anti-Trump group, The Lincoln Project, and has centered his candidacy on impeaching the president.
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Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
To stop this, Congress must do more to hold the president accountable by impeaching him and his major cabinet members for gross misconduct.
—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Both boys testified that Jackson had masturbated in front of them and molested Gavin on several occasions, but Jackson’s defense capably pointed out various inconsistencies in their stories and presented impeaching witnesses.
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Amelia McDonell-Parry,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
Trump has called for impeaching Boasberg.
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Arkansas Online,
15 Apr. 2026
Trump has called for impeaching Boasberg.
—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
Barnes suggested that invoking the 25th Amendment would be harder than impeaching a president.
—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeaching
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Conservative critics seized upon those allegations, accusing Hosseini of exerting outsized influence over UF’s presidential search process and questioning whether trustees had exercised independent judgment in selecting Bell.
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The pageant organization had previously struck a three-year deal in April 2024 to air the beauty pageants; however, in May 2024, Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA 2023 UmaSofia Srivastava resigned from their positions, accusing the organizers of abuse and bullying.
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Conservative critics seized upon those allegations, accusing Hosseini of exerting outsized influence over UF’s presidential search process and questioning whether trustees had exercised independent judgment in selecting Bell.
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What immediately followed that bright June day were dark months marred by the state’s largest criminal investigation in history coming up empty, police questioning second graders for new leads and mounting legal battles among the Horman family grappling with utter devastation.
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Now Washington has sharply escalated tensions by indicting the 94-year-old former Cuban president, Raúl Castro (brother of Fidel).
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Natalie Neysa Alund Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez fired back at the Justice Department for indicting Castro on Wednesday, saying the country acted in self defense in the more than three-decade-old killings.
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Are the needs of another challenging your emotional state?
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Amid a challenging macroeconomic climate, American design furniture conglomerate MillerKnoll swung to a positive net earnings position in its fiscal fourth quarter.
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Last month, Judge Crenshaw concluded that while there was insufficient evidence to prove actual vindictiveness, the government could not justify its sudden shift from wanting to deport Abrego Garcia to prosecuting him.
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Charging and prosecuting cases involving traffic and vessel collisions resulting in fatalities are always difficult decisions.
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An internal Denver International Airport memo obtained by CBS Colorado appears to corroborate key details of a closed-door meeting that city officials have been publicly disputing.
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In addition to disputing Newton’s severance claim, the county also opposes his request for a recording of the closed session where commissioners discussed his termination.
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Unless his future is resolved before then, the Egypt captain could find himself in the unusual position of contesting a World Cup knockout match without being tied to any club.
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Regulators are now writing rules for a sanctioned technology rather than contesting whether it should be permitted at all.
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“Impeaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeaching. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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