inculpating

verb

present participle of inculpate
as in implicating

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  1. implicating
  2. prosecuting
  3. reporting
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  • Over the years, questions about the evidence against Smith emerged as a witness recanted, Lowden repudiated his earlier statement implicating Smith, and another man claimed responsibility for Hart's killing.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • FanDuel, as of Thursday, had the United States as a minus-165 favorite, implicating about a 62% probability of victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of implicating
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  • Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office, which is prosecuting the state case, will have a chance to respond to the defense's double jeopardy motion before Carro rules.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Jane Rosenberg | Reuters A spokeswoman for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whose office is prosecuting Mangione in state court, said in a statement the office would fight the effort to dismiss the case.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of prosecuting
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  • ChatGPT was by far the most popular AI chatbot in the survey, with more than half of those teens reporting having used it.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The northwest part of the state has seen the most bear encounters in the first seven and a half months of this year, with CPW reporting a total of 2,258 sightings and incidents.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2026
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