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to make a claim of wrongdoing against
she was accused of lying on the employment application
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Recent Examples of accuses
Mangione accuses these companies of exploiting the country for profit and blames the public for enabling such behavior.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit accuses Sheil—who, like Gifford, is an Amazon influencer—of ripping off Gifford’s apartment design, camera angles, font use, and even her haircut shortly after Gifford and Sheil met in person in late 2022 and early 2023 to discuss a potential collaboration.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024
The complaint accuses Hill of battery, defamation and false light invasion of privacy.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit accuses Penny, a Long Island native, of negligence, assault and battery, resulting in the death of Andre Zachary's 30-year-old unarmed son on a subway train on May 1, 2023.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit also accuses county employees of failing to take into account damning information about the accuser.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Chicago faces a nearly billion-dollar deficit in its 2025 budget and Mayor Brandon Johnson accuses the state of being delinquent on funding for city schools.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit accuses Amazon of violating the district’s consumer protection laws.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
As the director, Joshua Oppenheimer, emphasizes the household’s compromises and self-delusions (reinforced by the songs and dances) to justify its comforts as the world burns, Oppenheimer seemingly accuses his viewers, too.
—The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit accuses Sheil—who, like Gifford, is an Amazon influencer—of ripping off Gifford’s apartment design, camera angles, font use, and even her haircut shortly after Gifford and Sheil met in person in late 2022 and early 2023 to discuss a potential collaboration.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024
The complaint accuses Hill of battery, defamation and false light invasion of privacy.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit accuses Penny, a Long Island native, of negligence, assault and battery, resulting in the death of Andre Zachary's 30-year-old unarmed son on a subway train on May 1, 2023.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit also accuses county employees of failing to take into account damning information about the accuser.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Chicago faces a nearly billion-dollar deficit in its 2025 budget and Mayor Brandon Johnson accuses the state of being delinquent on funding for city schools.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit accuses Amazon of violating the district’s consumer protection laws.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
As the director, Joshua Oppenheimer, emphasizes the household’s compromises and self-delusions (reinforced by the songs and dances) to justify its comforts as the world burns, Oppenheimer seemingly accuses his viewers, too.
—The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
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