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facing accusations of

(news English) đối mặt với cáo buộc Ví dụ: The politician is facing accusations of corruption.

heavy hints

(journalism English) ám chỉ mạnh mẽ Ví dụ: The article dropped heavy hints about fraud.

drop broad hints

(spoken English) bóng gió rộng rãi Ví dụ: She kept dropping broad hints about quitting.

a leaked document

(news English) tài liệu bị rò rỉ Ví dụ: The newspaper published a leaked document.

make serious allegations

(legal/news English) đưa ra cáo buộc nghiêm trọng Ví dụ: The report makes serious allegations against the company.

issue a statement

(formal English) đưa ra tuyên bố Ví dụ: The minister issued a statement yesterday.

claims are unfounded

(formal English) các tuyên bố là vô căn cứ Ví dụ: The company said the accusations were unfounded.

wrongly accuse someone of

(formal English) buộc tội oan ai Ví dụ: He was wrongly accused of theft.

a long-running battle

(news English) cuộc chiến kéo dài Ví dụ: The two companies are in a long-running battle.

put forward a theory

(academic English) đưa ra học thuyết Ví dụ: Darwin put forward a new theory of evolution.

back up an argument

(academic English) hỗ trợ lập luận Ví dụ: You need evidence to back up your argument.

make the point that

(formal English) nhấn mạnh quan điểm rằng Ví dụ: The speaker made the point that education matters.

widely acknowledged

(academic English) được công nhận rộng rãi Ví dụ: English is widely acknowledged as a global language.

state clearly

(formal English) tuyên bố rõ ràng Ví dụ: The report states clearly that changes are needed.

substantiate a claim

(formal English) chứng minh cho tuyên bố Ví dụ: The lawyer substantiated the claim with evidence.

strongly deny

(formal English) kiên quyết phủ nhận Ví dụ: The actor strongly denied the rumours.

deny charges

(legal English) phủ nhận cáo buộc Ví dụ: The suspect denied all charges.

deny an accusation

(formal English) phủ nhận lời buộc tội Ví dụ: She denied the accusation immediately.

deny a rumour

(spoken/news English) phủ nhận tin đồn Ví dụ: The singer denied the rumour online.

deny an allegation

(legal English) phủ nhận cáo buộc Ví dụ: The company denied the allegations.

disclaim responsibility for

(formal English) từ chối trách nhiệm về Ví dụ: The hotel disclaimed responsibility for lost items.

reject an idea

(general English) bác bỏ ý tưởng Ví dụ: They rejected the idea as unrealistic.

reject a suggestion

(general English) bác bỏ đề xuất Ví dụ: She rejected my suggestion politely.

run contrary to

(formal English) trái ngược với Ví dụ: His actions run contrary to company policy.

contradictory evidence

(academic/legal English) bằng chứng mâu thuẫn Ví dụ: Contradictory evidence confused the jury.