wrongdoing
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He denies wrongdoing and has not yet entered a plea.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
And as City, which denies any wrongdoing, awaits an unprecedented penalty for financial doping, the scandal has rippled all the way to new Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Other high-ranking officials have been implicated, with former deputy prime minister Arben Ahmetaj fleeing to Switzerland while denying any wrongdoing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
But Homan denied wrongdoing and the Justice Department closed the case after Trump took office.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
Today, the term “McCarthyism” is commonly used to describe accusing someone of a wrongdoing without having any evidence.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
This, of course, has its own nuances — a case-by-case basis depending on the severity of the artist’s wrongdoings — but being a functional adult means learning to measure your own integrity.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
The province wants to use the court system to "ensure that British Columbians are not left bearing the costs of corporate wrongdoings."
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Wasserman, 51, has not been linked to any of Epstein’s wrongdoings or accused of any crimes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
Hockenstein and Lippman say they weren’t shown evidence of Sothea’s wrongdoings and have questions about the way Sovann Komar went about investigating what had gone wrong at the orphanage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
It was not a fear of the Communist party that had made him confess, but a fear of the punishment that he would exact of himself that made him tell of his wrongdoings.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
