charge
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The charge states the post "was likely to lead members of the public to identify a person as the person against whom a qualifying offence is alleged to have been committed".
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
A defence lawyer said she was entering a guilty plea to a charge relating to a social media post earlier this year.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration last month allowed Zoox to charge for rides in up to 5,000 vehicles within the next two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Plus, they claim that Blanche was not the one in charge of deciding whether to charge Abrego Garcia; that was solely McGuire’s independent decision.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2026
Jonah thought maybe this librarian had been in charge of story hour when he and Katherine were preschoolers.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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As Petro was traveling to Washington, Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s interim president, met with U.S. chargé d’affaires Laura Dogu to talk about the future.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026
She takes over from John McNamara, who had served as chargé d’affaires since February 2025 and traveled to Venezuela in January to discuss the potential reopening of the embassy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
A U.S. diplomatic and security delegation led by chargé d’affaires John McNamara traveled to Venezuela on Friday to conduct logistical and technical evaluations for a possible reopening of the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Estonia's foreign ministry said it had summoned Russia's chargé d'affaires and said it was treating the move as a "provocative border incident".
From BBC ● May 24, 2024
After long delay Whitworth obtained a passport and returned to England, leaving the embassy to a chargé d'affaires, who was peremptorily dismissed by Paul, and left Russia with the embassy in June.
From The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration by Reginald Lane Poole
He had denied the most serious charges and his lawyers said he would appeal the sentence.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Khan has been in jail since 2023 and was sentenced late last year along with his wife to 17 years on corruption charges they both deny.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
Mitchell Clyde, a 27-year-old influencer in Los Angeles, charges brands $3,000 to $30,000 for collaborations, she said, depending on the length of a partnership and the type of post.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee Robert McGuire secured a grand jury indictment against Abrego Garcia for human smuggling charges related to a 2022 traffic stop.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2026
The performers make last-minute adjustments to their costumes, and the animal handlers give their charges one last check.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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He said France and other EU countries are thinking about “having a common site to several European countries where our ambassadors or chargés d’affaires can be present” in Afghanistan.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2021
In some countries, high-ranking government officials will not meet with anyone short of a formal U.S. ambassador, shunning the chargés d’affaires who have taken over in the interim.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2021
Claims for outfits and salaries by chargés d'affaires and secretaries of legation who have not been appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 2, part 3: Andrew Jackson, 1st term by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson
His salary was unprovided for; and there was no way of remedying this important omission, but by giving him place in the diplomatic service bill, among chargés d'affaires, envoys extraordinary, and ministers plenipotentiary.
From The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style by Daniel Webster
Almost all the European countries are represented in the Dominican Republic either by ministers, chargés d'affaires or consuls.
From Santo Domingo A Country with a Future by Otto Schoenrich
One individual was charged in connection with allegedly siphoning funds from a company involved in the case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
You may actually be charged up to 102% of the premium — the amount your employer previously paid, in addition to your share of the premium and a 2% administrative fee.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
And in June, a protest outside a local hotel housing asylum seekers resulted in one woman being charged with a hate crime, and three police officers being injured.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Pant was the only sailor on board to have been charged, with most of the other 24 crew members since repatriated.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
The Uncle was charged not only with being the Gran’s right hand in everything she did, but also in being the liaison for and caretaker of all the animals of Ravenskill—an immensely important job indeed.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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Instead of billing insurance for routine office visits, they’re charging patients directly through a monthly or annual membership fee, a model known as direct primary care, or DPC.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
The budget carrier has stopped charging for soft drinks, juice and water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
It marks the eighth charging of an individual with crimes related to spying and foreign interference in Australia.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
She is a "frequent social media user" who has used the platforms to "espouse anti-American messages", according to a charging document filed by the FBI on Thursday.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
But rather than charging, the ram hung his head and started to cry.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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