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criminal

[krim-uh-nl] / ˈkrɪm ə nl /




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Along with the stigma this created, the tactic allowed Flynn’s defense to claim she had cooperated with prosecutors under threat of a criminal charge for what the newspaper delicately called the “illegal operation.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

The case has also drawn wide attention on social media, stoking broader debates around mental health, postpartum psychosis, and the limits of criminal responsibility.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

However this case ends, it will enter the history books as a landmark criminal trial that became a cultural and legal touchstone for maternal mental health.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

"Anyone who tries to sabotage our critical infrastructure and paralyse society is attacking all of us. But we will not allow ourselves to be blackmailed or intimidated by criminal activity."

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

“You think a criminal is driving that car, Beans?”

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

AI tools like Anthropic’s Mythos are finding software bugs at an unprecedented rate, what security researchers call “Bugmageddon,” allowing criminals to exploit vulnerabilities faster.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

In 1854, San Francisco police began making daguerreotypes of criminals, followed by counterparts in New York City and elsewhere, according to researchers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Rahmani said in his opinion, Davis would "go down as one of the world's dumbest criminals", who likely would have never have faced charges if he had stayed silent.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

He encounters criminals, a spell-casting witch and his opponent from the heavenly spheres, an archangel.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

“The gods do not love those who harbor criminals, either.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan




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