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Recent Examples of self-accusation
This element of self-accusation is what makes an apocalypse story distinctively modern.
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Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024
Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-accusation
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Vega stated that Mezime did not resist and cooperated, giving a confession at the station.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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In Catholicism, confession is one of the seven sacraments.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The lesson is visibility without self-betrayal.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
29 Jan. 2026
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But when devotion is self-betrayal, what then? • When devotion is self-betrayal, the body knows.—
Patrycja Humienik,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Speeches land as heartfelt confessions as hesitant characters gently lay the groundwork until the moment of avowal becomes unavoidable.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2026
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Still, there’s an ambiguity in her avowal.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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The annual event takes place at USC and general admission is free — separate ticket admissions are required for some talks — more info can be found here.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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The move to Atlanta was a struggle by Griner’s own admission.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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Laughing, by contrast, conveyed that the person understood the mistake was trivial and didn’t require dramatic self-reproach.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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Recently, many have depicted motherhood as a harrowing ordeal of failure and self-reproach.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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Zelenskyy made his first public acknowledgment of the operations Wednesday in remarks to reporters that were embargoed until Friday.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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For the record, the ever-magnanimous CBS Sports president David Berson welcomed Amazon aboard during a recent call with reporters, although his acknowledgment of the newcomer came with a bit of a caveat.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Crews will be knocking door to door, assessing the damage in hopes of getting the state and federal emergency declarations for Ann Arbor, which could help residents pay for repairs.—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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But Amazon hasn’t made this declaration so outrightly to consumers, many of whom are just now learning about Amazon’s commitment to its new, proprietary operating system (OS), Vega OS.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
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The slogan is an affirmation of the FedEx mission.—
John Beifuss,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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First free town in the Americas For many Afro-Colombian communities, San Basilio de Palenque has become a powerful symbol of resistance to slavery in the Americas and of the affirmation of ethnic identity and cultural diversity in Colombia and across Latin America.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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