perpetrating

Example Sentences

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The US government last year accused Huione Group, which owned several companies offering e-commerce, payment and cryptocurrency exchange services, including Huione Pay, of laundering funds for transnational criminal groups perpetrating scams from Southeast Asia.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

While Marissa and Peter pivot between rage and not-quite-mourning, and other characters are perpetrating cooked-up complications to the story, Alcaras conducts an investigation that is so commonsensical it defies the rules of crime fiction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

Steele, who previously lived in Great Bentley near Colchester, has repeatedly denied perpetrating the murders.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

“It’s really frustrating to be around young people that are perpetrating ideas that we wish weren’t so ingrained in our society,” Lucia de la Garza said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

These detectives admitted to hiding in closets and under beds, posing as ANC members, perpetrating virtually any deception that would enable them to get information about our organization.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela