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Cerimedo set up the hit, prosecutors charge, in a nefarious attempt at damage control.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The family was shocked to learn of such a serious charge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
They switch formats to begin a white-ball series against Sri Lanka in Southampton on Tuesday, with Brendon McCullum back in charge and Kevin Pietersen as part of the coaching staff.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
If you’re going to charge a whopping $60 to cook for people, you’d better tell them beforehand.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
“In-va.sion,” we mouthed silently, the soundless word sweeping through the massed women like an electric charge.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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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
On Thursday, the U.S. named Laura F. Dogu, a former ambassador to Honduras and Nicaragua, as the new chargé d’affaires for the State Department’s Venezuela Affairs Unit, which is based in Bogotá, Colombia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
Estonia's foreign ministry said it summoned the Russian chargé d'affaires "to lodge a protest" over Friday's incursion, while top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas described the incident as "an extremely dangerous provocation".
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025
Colonel Neal, H. B. M. chargé d'affaires, was solicited to give his consent, which he refused.
From Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
Isen, the Philadelphia art dealer, has faced art-related criminal charges before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The Justice Department dropped charges in July after prosecutors learned that problems with the renovation, rather than vandalism, were responsible for the damage.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
The case will be submitted to the Los Angeles city attorney’s office for possible charges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
It warned those using the chant faced arrest and criminal charges.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
As my charges waved their flags in approval, a gust of wind snaked down the street.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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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
Also, a large and nervous party of fugitives of mixed nationalities and professions––consuls, chargés, attachés, and innocent, agitated citizens––was summarily grabbed and ordered into indefinite limbo.
From The Crimson Tide A Novel by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
Ministers and chargés d'affaires retire in case of hostilities, but consuls are permitted to remain to watch the interests of their countrymen.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher
But Mr. Vorcaro has been charged with fraud—which he denies—and communications he had with Justice de Moraes raise questions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The electrically charged atom was held nearly motionless in an ion trap, which uses electromagnetic fields to keep the ion fixed in place.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Hampshire Police said Timothy Miller, 76, of Sherwood Avenue in Hedge End was charged with wearing or using an item to conceal identity at a protest.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
But EDL, charged with maintaining the grid, is tackling large debts incurred during the expansion and due to consumer subsidies.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
He used his fully charged phone to light the inside.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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She explained that she was charging everyone who attended because it had been an expensive meal.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
"You can have an exciting new material with a higher capacity or fast charging, all these novel developments. They typically have one element which is very good, but they suffer on the durability side."
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
While bitcoin prices have come charging back over the past couple of weeks, the broader market for crypto tokens has, for the most part, remained in a slump.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Two primary concerns have kept Americans from buying EVs en masse: the higher cost of battery-powered cars, and concerns over range—specifically, the availability of charging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
My charging cell phone rings in Mom’s bedroom and I jump.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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