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accomplice

[uh-kom-plis] / əˈkɒm plɪs /


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Hanning and his suspected accomplice were remanded in investigative custody by the Federal Court of Justice on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

His high-profile targets went on to include the future French president Nicolas Sarkozy in 1997 -- although in that case he had an accomplice lob the actual pie for fear of being recognised.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

He named Quintero as his accomplice only after a browbeating from the authorities, who wanted to frame Quintero for a crime he didn’t commit, Trujillo told the jury.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

A Ukrainian man accused of conspiring to set fire to a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer has told a court that he refused to film the attack despite an alleged accomplice "begging" him to.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

From an accomplice and a communicative person he had become withdrawn and hostile.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Pike’s accomplices were her then-boyfriend Tadaryl Shipp, who was 17 at the time, and Shadolla Peterson, who was 19.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

"From today, you will have to watch over your villages," Gombagui told around 100 local officials gathered in the village of Tibeita on a recent morning, urging them to "denounce" the prospectors and their accomplices.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Alleged accomplices Walid bin Attash, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Mustafa al-Hawsawi were listed in the court document.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Using stolen identities, AI tools and U.S. accomplices, its operatives have cheated their way into remote jobs in an effort to earn money for Kim Jong Un’s regime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Therefore, he could not count on them, since they all belonged to the Orsini and Colonna families or were their accomplices.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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