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Maxwell was the longtime co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein, who died by suicide in a New York City jail in 2019.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025 -
The deal also protected potential co-conspirators from criminal charges.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Even when convicted or exiled, coup plotters may be later freed.—
Joe Wright,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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Though ultimately abandoned, the plotters went so far as to begin tracking Moraes’s movements, according to the New York Times.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Aug. 2025
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Trump last week directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to request the release of grand jury testimonies from Epstein and his coconspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.—
Amalia Huot-Marchand,
The Hill,
25 July 2025
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Hecker’s questions probed the extent of Joseph’s diligence when conducting interviews of the coconspirators.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
16 July 2025
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Dionysius of Heraclea, caught in a health crisis, abandoned Stoicism for the pleasures of the Cyrenaics — only to be branded a traitor by former allies who saw his change of heart as proof of weakness.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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The bandit takes the pair into Shaybani territory, where he is treated with suspicion, to the extent that he is considered a traitor and condemned to die.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Schemer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schemer. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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