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incrimination

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Recent Examples of incrimination Ray is the broken heart of Dope Thief, and the series delivers an incrimination of the systems that failed him through his roller coaster of panic and despair. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Initially, responses in the thread under Kwon’s post ping-ponged between appreciation and recrimination, with approving Slack reactions hovering in the 20s and 30s for each variety.

— Garrison Lovely, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Human observers became so invested in the drama that recriminations flew and comment sections were restricted.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of recrimination

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After Hastert's indictment, the school removed his name in 2015.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
In the years preceding his 2003 indictment for making false immigration claims, Jamal became an outspoken advocate whom local media began to heavily rely on to provide Somali-specific or Muslim-centric commentary.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of indictment

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Prior litigation Qualls made similar accusations against her previous employer, McShane LLC, a Nevada Republican consulting firm.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
But a separate document — a transcript of a November 2024 interview with campus police, according to WCBS — shows Doe made a more explicit accusation.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of accusation

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Massie’s Hegseth resolution, among other allegations, lays out charges of violating Congress’ war powers and carrying out extrajudicial killings.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Either way, Erica and Peter’s legal record also shows they have been sued a number of times for fraud and loan-nonpayment allegations.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of allegation

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Four-hundred thread count Egyptian cotton and fluffy down duvets make for plush beds, and each room comes with posh bathrobes and slippers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
In the shutdown, 994 of its 1,147 federal employees were placed on administrative leave and 594 of the 602 contract workers were cut, according to the agency’s count.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

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But their complaints come as Lecornu's government seeks to rein in public spending to appease skittish bond markets, which have punished France more harshly than many of its peers this year, amid a global bond market rout.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
In a criminal complaint, prosecutors accused Zhang of spying on a son of Taiwan’s president outside his residence in the Seattle area at the behest of Chinese officials.

— David Douglas, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of complaint

Noun

Ramanan entered a plea agreement last year and was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026
York had a cellphone returned to him, but the $160 that police confiscated from him was given to the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force as part of the plea agreement.

— Erick Mendoza, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

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