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as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
the company's president has been impeached by the Securities and Exchange Commission
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as in to challenge
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
questionable methodology that should cause us to impeach the findings of this survey on obesity
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Recent Examples of impeach
Yoon was impeached on Dec. 14 and faces a Constitutional Court trial that started this week to decide whether to permanently suspend his powers or return him to office.
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Reuters, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
In 2016, President Dilma Rousseff was impeached and removed from office after being charged with moving funds between government budgets during her reelection campaign, a violation of Brazilian law.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2025
The more than two-thirds of the National Assembly’s members voted to impeach Yoon on December 14.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Yoon’s presidential powers were suspended when parliament impeached him on Dec. 14.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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Reuters, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
In 2016, President Dilma Rousseff was impeached and removed from office after being charged with moving funds between government budgets during her reelection campaign, a violation of Brazilian law.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2025
The more than two-thirds of the National Assembly’s members voted to impeach Yoon on December 14.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Yoon’s presidential powers were suspended when parliament impeached him on Dec. 14.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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Political analyst Alexey Naumov said Moscow should not worry too much about sanctions, accusing Trump of posturing to avoid being criticized for talking to Putin.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Kimberlee Singler, 36, is accused of drugging then killing her 9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son in December 2023.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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The order directs the Bureau of Prisons to halt the use of federal dollars for gender-affirming care, something several incarcerated trans people have successfully challenged in court.—
Brooke Migdon,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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The remarkable research challenges the idea that oxygen can only be made from sunlight via photosynthesis.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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Chris Johnson was indicted in January on more than 60 charges, including abuse to a dead body, abandonment of a dead body, theft by deception violation of vital records and insurance fraud, WALB and WSB-TV reported.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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Cruz was indicted Thursday for second-degree murder in the 2:30 p.m. stabbing of the 36-year-old postman at Joe’s Grocery, on Lenox Rd.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Instead of questioning or challenging this new age of nationalism, Washington has contributed to it.—
Michael Brenes,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Jan. 2025
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For parents and educators, this means teaching the next generation not only how to use AI but how to question it, challenge it, and shape its evolution.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes,
28 Jan. 2025
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Legal experts noted that while some criminal charges, like indecent exposure or battery, could have applied if proven, the statute of limitations has expired, and such cases are rarely prosecuted.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Manhattan district attorney’s office, which prosecuted the case, will have a chance to respond in court papers.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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Few, however, dispute DeepSeek’s stunning capabilities.—
Billy Perrigo,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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Trump made a claim Monday that an American split the first atom, which was immediately disputed by New Zealanders.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Jan. 2025
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