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[uh-kyooz] / əˈkjuz /


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Greenspan made the move as inflation was falling, so no one could accuse him of shifting the goal posts to claim victory.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Despite the Auroville Foundation having an international advisory council and an assembly of residents, her critics accuse her of having "absolute authority" over a community that had been largely self‑managed.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

While the flames were still raging, then-Fire Chief Kristin Crowley went on local and national television to accuse city leaders of failing to give her department the resources it needed.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

But both sides accuse each other of violating that agreement.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

No more than she had been able to accuse her father had she ever been able to accuse him.

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

Filed on behalf of three drivers last week, the proposed class-action lawsuit accuses roughly a dozen companies and their subsidiaries — including Walmart and 7-Eleven — of using algorithmic software to fix prices.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

It accuses her of putting on a "fake Scottish accent".

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

But when you present your documents to a border officer, he accuses you of committing a crime.

From Slate Jun. 23, 2026

Brown’s case reveals new details about how the U.S. says China is recruiting foreigners to advance Xi’s aspirations—and how Washington, in response, aims to prosecute pilots it accuses of helping Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal May 24, 2026

“He accuses me of sedition every other week.”

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Two of them are accused of setting off fireworks.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

He is accused of diverting $2 million in public funds to finance his first presidential campaign.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

He was an active participant in defending Andrew Tate, using his influence to validate an accused predator because it fit the edgy, anti-establishment aesthetic of the modern manosphere media.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

She is also locked in a separate legal spat over Levon’s estate, where she has accused her stepmother, Sandra “Sandy” Helm, of misusing funds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

The main guy in the story, Steve, is accused of a bad crime, but he says he didn’t do it.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

The 25-percent Brazil tariff followed a year-long US investigation, with Washington accusing the Latin American giant of unfair trade practices.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Novo Nordisk filed a lawsuit against Eli Lilly, accusing it of using outdated studies to mislead consumers about the comparative weight-loss effectiveness of its GLP-1 drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound against Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

"I've had boys approach me in person, harassing me and accusing me of texting them, leading them on, or making plans to meet up, alongside conversations I never had," she said.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

The settlement comes three months after federal prosecutors filed the lawsuit, accusing the company of illegally selling, auctioning or disposing of vehicles owned by SCRA-protected service members.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

As he traveled, the memories of those hungry-eyed animals accompanied him, darting and retreating like accusing ghosts.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker




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