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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
Vance publicly suggested defying a court order, and Musk is increasingly calling for the judges who block the administration to be impeached.
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
With his arrival, the vote failed, though Republicans recouped and impeached Mayorkas days later.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
After President Yoon Suk-yeol was impeached and arrested following his aborted imposition of martial law last December, the country’s Constitutional Court will now decide his future.
—Ian Bremmer, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
The House only needs a simple majority to impeach a judge, but that judge can’t be removed from office without a two-thirds majority in the Senate.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
With his arrival, the vote failed, though Republicans recouped and impeached Mayorkas days later.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
After President Yoon Suk-yeol was impeached and arrested following his aborted imposition of martial law last December, the country’s Constitutional Court will now decide his future.
—Ian Bremmer, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
The House only needs a simple majority to impeach a judge, but that judge can’t be removed from office without a two-thirds majority in the Senate.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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An Indiana police officer is accused of forcing his six-year-old daughter to stand outside in freezing temperatures holding a sign threatening her brother as punishment for pouting because she was not allowed to wear lip gloss.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Join 15 others in the comments View Comments Under Vought, the agency has recently dropped enforcement actions against several firms accused of ripping off Americans, including Capital One and Rocket Homes, a unit of Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN,
16 Mar. 2025
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On Wednesday Judge Jesse Furman ruled that the case should be heard in New Jersey, where Khalil's petition challenging the government was filed.—
Jennifer Earl,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
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If necessary, they are told to challenge those orders through their chain of command, or through attorneys associated with their units, or by contacting their branch’s inspector general.—
Samuel C. Mahaney,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
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Nearly a year later, in January 2024, Holley was indicted by an Orange County grand jury for second-degree murder.—
Veronica Fulton,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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The jury also indicted Carpenter, who is facing the same felony charge as the Louisiana woman.—
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arkansasonline.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Angela questions before May decides to just delete Instagram.—
Nicole Fell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
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More alarming, European leaders are openly questioning their reliance on an America devoted more to its own economic advantage than to a credible commitment to collective security.—
Anthony Lake,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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By siding with Trump’s argument that former Presidents cannot be criminally prosecuted for official acts, Roberts’ court delayed legal proceedings that could have put Trump on trial before the 2024 election.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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In their statement, Machado and González emphasized that Maduro and his top lieutenants are the true bosses of Tren de Aragua and said the leadership of the regime and the gang members must be captured and prosecuted.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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Some 41 years later, no one has yet to dispute Boswell’s premise.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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That has been disputed by experts in South Africa, who say there is no evidence of whites being targeted, although farmers of all races are victims of violent home invasions in a country that suffers from a very high crime rate.—
Gerald Imray,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Impeach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeach. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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