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accuse

[uh-kyooz] / əˈkjuz /


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Klobuchar: I’m going to begin my questions now, but I think people should have their facts straight before they accuse someone of being a “dirtbag” and not get the teams wrong.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

All three accuse their ex-parties of what Longwell calls “grievance-fueled victimology.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

They accuse doomers of being a front for companies seeking to use regulation to crush rivals.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

No one could accuse him of not proposing bold ideas to address a key concern that voters have.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

No, she did not accuse him; but she accused her aunt, and this from the moment she understood that her aunt had loved her mother, but did not love him.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

The filing accuses the government of “head-in-the-sand disregard for UCLA’s recent reforms.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The September 3 letter from attorney Alex Spiro, addressed to a producer at Alex Gibney's Jigsaw Productions, accuses the Oscar-winning documentarian of building "Musk" around a predetermined conclusion.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Apple’s lawsuit accuses former employees Tang Tan and Chang Liu, who both joined OpenAI, of taking Apple’s confidential information.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The complaint accuses Amazon of secretly charging advertisers more in so-called "second price" auctions, whereby prospective advertisers expect to pay one cent more than the next highest bidder for each bid they win.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Because, see, with this horrible psychiatrist background of hers, she only accuses me of hiding things from her when I’m hiding things from her.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

He has accused the Oscar-winning filmmaker, whose documentaries have tackled Scientology, Enron, Lance Armstrong and Elizabeth Holmes, of having “zero integrity” and dismissed his movies as “boring af.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Those targeted by Home Office immigration enforcement officers this morning are accused of charging migrants up to £4,500 for fabricated evidence, including staged photographs and fake documents.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

In some cases, they have prompted students to sue universities that accused them of cheating in coursework.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

It accused Katz of the same, seeking $31,363.75.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

“She most of all,” said Ernest, “requires consolation; she accused herself of having caused the death of my brother, and that made her very wretched. But since the murderer has been discovered—”

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

Katz and Junger sued, accusing their ex-bosses of discrimination and retaliation, and held a press conference.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

On Thursday, Ethiopia announced that it was closing its embassy in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, and ordered 10 Eritrean diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours, accusing them of activities that threatened national security.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

ShinyHunters first demanded that the bureau amend a public service announcement accusing the group of using “harassment strategies” and “pressure tactics” to extort victims.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

Santa Fe Springs officials took the unusual step of revoking the league’s access to its fields after accusing them of subleasing the fields to another nonprofit, a violation of its contract with the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

“Give him a penance!” the girls chanted and pointed accusing fingers at the pale Horse.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya




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