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a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal; a charge that someone has committed a fault or crime
Investigators have leveled accusations of corruption against a group of former officials. The police are investigating serious accusations of wrongdoing.
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Recent Examples of accusations
Israeli authorities have previously rejected such accusations, and say their forces operate in compliance with international law.
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Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
The complaints about the lack of attention to requests from Latino residents and accusations of discrimination will also go to the trial, the judge said.
—Albinson Linares, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
The insurers denied the accusations and convinced a judge to dismiss the suits on technical grounds.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
Nonetheless, in two out of two Presidential election cycles, the protocol has failed to allay accusations of a partisan agenda.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
The sheriff's office disputed each one of these accusations.
—Sarah Metz, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
The accusations of cultural appropriation directed her way are not truly strident, though.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
Ong has so far issued no comment on the accusations.
—Reuters, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
The Israel Football Association rejected the accusations.
—NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
The complaints about the lack of attention to requests from Latino residents and accusations of discrimination will also go to the trial, the judge said.
—Albinson Linares, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
The insurers denied the accusations and convinced a judge to dismiss the suits on technical grounds.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
Nonetheless, in two out of two Presidential election cycles, the protocol has failed to allay accusations of a partisan agenda.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
The sheriff's office disputed each one of these accusations.
—Sarah Metz, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
The accusations of cultural appropriation directed her way are not truly strident, though.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
Ong has so far issued no comment on the accusations.
—Reuters, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
The Israel Football Association rejected the accusations.
—NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Accusations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accusations. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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