as in accuses
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
in exchange for a reduced sentence, the thief agreed to incriminate his accomplice
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But if the original Barry play was most interested in Johnny, Greenberg’s main attention falls on the three Seton siblings, bereft of a loving mother, desperately trying to find their way in a world where everyone accuses them of having their collective thumb on the scale.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026 -
The indictment accuses Al-Bakoush of being part of the armed group that traveled to the mission.—
ERIC TUCKER,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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Israeli court indicts the brother of Shin Bet chief David Zini for smuggling tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of cigarettes into Gaza during the war.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Where Rockwell observed, McNaughton indicts.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Incriminates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incriminates. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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