abetted

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The California-based computer networking giant rejects the accusations that it "aided and abetted" human rights abuses against members of the Falun Gong, which has been banned in China since 1999.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Thomas is still untangling the frightening mirage that was the past four months of his life, but he says his most dangerous delusions were abetted by the most sycophantic version of ChatGPT: GPT-4.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

The real crash happened that year, after the Smoot-Hawley tariffs and a series of bank failures, abetted by bad Federal Reserve policy, sent the economy and the market into a tailspin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

The jury found that Geragos aided and abetted Avenatti, knowingly assisted in wrongful conduct and ultimately breached his duties as a lawyer, although it found that Franklin wasn’t harmed by Geragos.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

Also, they soon saw that the physical force was abetted by a moral one.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover