allege
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Prosecutors allege she illegally performed abortions and practiced medicine without a license.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Prosecutors allege that Matar was motivated by a fatwa that Ayatollah Khomeini, then leader of Iran, issued in 1989 following Rushdie's depiction of a fictionalized Prophet Muhammad in his novel "The Satanic Verses."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
A federal appeals court revived more than 500 lawsuits that allege Tylenol and generic acetaminophen can cause attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism if taken during pregnancy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Most of the money was never repaid, investigators allege.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
I did not like to walk at this hour alone with Mr. Rochester in the shadowy orchard; but I could not find a reason to allege for leaving him.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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But the union alleges that this was not enforced by Oh's employer.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Ten days after Jacquelyn Ivey, a South Carolina resident, interacted with federal agents, her Global Entry was revoked, the lawsuit alleges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The board is supposed to act independently but the lawsuit alleges that Mamdani influenced the outcome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The derivatives marketplaces alleges that perpetuals aren’t actually futures contracts but instead act as swaps under the Commodity Exchange Act, which would mean they should be subject to stricter rules and blocked from retail traders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
But if the defendant alleges new evidence that could lead to a different outcome in the case—or that undermines the reliability of the trial—there is typically a hearing.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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Fang Xinghai, a former star market regulator well regarded in the West, was put under investigation by the Communist Party for alleged “serious violations of discipline and law.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Singapore police seized a luxury bungalow this month worth more than $40 million as part of fraud investigations linked to the alleged transfer of AI chips.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
They claim that his alleged speeding does not meet the legal standard for implied malice, meaning to act with a conscious disregard for human life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Yusuf remains in custody, and investigations are continuing to determine the full extent of his alleged operation and whether others were involved.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
There had been a paperback in that pile of alleged games that Jack had showed them.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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Longtime USC donor Brian Kennedy has filed a lawsuit against the university alleging he was harmed by the removal of his name from a practice field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Chief Justice of India called for an independent investigation after a petition was filed in the Supreme Court alleging police brutality.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The New York Times and Barnes have sued the Pentagon and related officials twice, alleging their policies violated free-speech and due-process rights and were retaliatory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
But last week US TV network MS NOW published a story citing anonymous sources alleging that some among Vance's security team were frustrated by his family's travel.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Nearly all of the cases alleging racial profiling in drug-law enforcement were brought pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its implementing regulations.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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