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allege

[uh-lej] / əˈlɛdʒ /


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Prosecutors allege Wallace embezzled about $390,000 from the church’s coffers between April 2019 and September 2025, spending some of the funds on rent and travel expenses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

At one point, prosecutors allege Owens sent Gillespie an ultrasound image and said she was pregnant with twins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The FBI’s exploration of an economic espionage case doesn’t necessarily mean the government would allege that Alfozan acted at the behest of the Saudi government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Both Women's Aid and Refuge allege the 21-year-old behaviour towards Collins is concerning and say ITV should do more to protect contestants.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 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

The witness summons will see him giving evidence and taking questions, in a case in which a wealthy woman alleges she was cheated by her former financial adviser.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Some people in public-service jobs are also seeing months of payments that had previously been counted toward the 120 needed for forgiveness disappear from their student-loan accounts, the suit alleges.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

The filing Tuesday alleges that “Jane Doe” met Wiley in February 1999 and went on two dates with him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Earlier this month, a customer filed a lawsuit against McDonald’s MCD -1.65%decrease; down pointing triangle that alleges “algorithmic price-fixing” of menu items.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

An unsubstantiated report alleges that a Ridgeback carried off a whale calf off the coast of Norway in 1802.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

In their second attempt at securing a conviction, prosecutors are putting less emphasis on Rinderknecht’s alleged resentment of the wealthy, instead highlighting laboratory tests they allege prove that a lighter could ignite the hillside vegetation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The request for his dismissal for alleged misconduct and conflict of interest received 35 signatures among opposition lawmakers, dissident ruling party lawmaker Mauricio Espinola told AFP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

He was one of five men arrested on Tuesday during a probe into the alleged smuggling, external of two vehicles into Zimbabwe, online news site The New Zimbabwe reports.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

There were no ICE agents at polls, Department of Justice officials challenging voters, or federal agents forcing state and local election officials to set aside ballots from alleged noncitizens.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

Claudia knew that he was being difficult on purpose; therefore, she read for him, “State bed—scene of the alleged murder of Amy Robsart, first wife of Lord Robert Dudley, later Earl of...”

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg

They make the point that Presley’s music isn’t unique in this regard, alleging that Anthropic has done pretty much the same thing with all manner of recorded music, in blatant defiance of copyright law.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

In June, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Tawa Supermarket Inc., alleging the company “violated federal law when it fired and otherwise discriminated against non-Chinese workers based on their national origin.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

A department official said prosecutors are exploring whether to bring charges alleging a conspiracy to violate voters’ rights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

An Oscar-winning executive producer claims she received a £400,000 payout from the BBC after alleging she faced antisemitic remarks from colleagues at the corporation.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 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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