prosecutions

noun

plural of prosecution
as in executions
the doing of an action oversaw the prosecution of the president's foreign policy

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Recent Examples of prosecutions One of the most striking indications of the scale of this campaign is the explosion of high treason and espionage prosecutions since the start of the war. — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026 That work feeds federal and state threat assessments, informs social media platforms on how to identify extremist users and content, shapes prevention programs and supplies the evidentiary basis for prosecutions and congressional oversight. — Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 The order also directed federal prosecutors to prioritize prosecutions of any election official believed to be violating election laws. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Blanche’s immediate predecessor, Pam Bondi, was ousted in April after failing to deliver successful prosecutions against the president’s political enemies. — Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 The Department of Justice has launched pretextual prosecutions against the President’s political opponents. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026 Trump directed the secretary of Homeland Security to work with other executive agencies to identify fentanyl smuggling networks and for the attorney general to pursue prosecutions for fentanyl trafficking. — Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 That comes after a rash of deaths, injuries and prosecutions in Orange County and elsewhere in California associated with the electric vehicles. — Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2026 With no one above her in the office, Chattah has seemingly been calling the shots on federal prosecutions in the state, handling cases referred by the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and other law enforcement agencies. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
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  1. executions
  2. implementations
  3. accomplishments
Noun
  • According to the United Nations, executions have surged over the last six months, with at least 56 people executed on national security charges since mid-March — including 27 linked to protests earlier this year.
    — Greg Myre, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Beasley is the 16th death row inmate in Florida to have a warrant signed this year after a modern era record 19 executions were conducted by the state last year.
    — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of executions
Noun
  • Dataset is a structural problem, because today’s data quality reflects years of process decisions, system implementations, acquisitions and work-arounds, and there is no shortcut through it.
    — Pankaj Prasoon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The newer mechanism stopped the attack on one Intel generation but failed on another, indicating that implementations can differ between chip designs.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of implementations
Noun
  • It’s often said that great athletes struggle to talk about their sport and their accomplishments.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Sabrina Carpenter will have reason to celebrate her career accomplishments on the Billboard 200 two weeks in a row.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of accomplishments

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“Prosecutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecutions. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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