informed (against)

verb

Definition of informed (against)next
past tense of inform (against)
as in reported

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  1. reported
  2. implicated
  3. tried
  4. prosecuted
  5. named
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  • As of March, 386 people had been arrested under the Beijing and Hong Kong national security laws, with 176 people and four ​companies convicted, Reuters reported, citing the local Security Bureau.
    — Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Last autumn, The Athletic reported Barcelona held the highest debt in world football.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of reported
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  • Voters who prize the observational and the sincere tend to bristle at a movie where the filmmaker is this present and this implicated.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The money was never allocated and no one in the organization has been implicated in wrongdoing.
    — Esme Murphy, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of implicated
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  • The judges said the defendants were not being tried over their political views.
    — Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Laurie tried to tiptoe around his emotions, unsure what might trigger an outburst.
    — Mirin Fader, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of tried
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  • The Justice Department has already prosecuted companies that supplied consumer information to fraud operations.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The New York Times reported thousands have been prosecuted in the government’s pursuit to track down those who committed fraud.
    — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of prosecuted
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  • In high school, Campbell befriended a student named Will Reinart.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The novel was also named the Best Book of the Year by Amazon, The New Yorker, and People Magazine, among others.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
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