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allege

[uh-lej] / əˈlɛdʒ /


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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 Greenbergs allege that they rolled over the entirety of their traditional IRA accounts into the gold IRA, per Von Detten’s insistence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

While the complaint against Alfozan does not allege spying activities, US Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton implied in a statement last week that the case had national security implications.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Federal prosecutors allege that the 35-year-old Alfozan had spent weeks scoping out an executive conference room inside an OpenAI office building where top-secret meetings about industry-leading AI models and products took place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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

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

Soglayev alleges Romanovskiy told him the Coral network operated through different shell companies to avoid international attention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

William alleges he was speaking to a woman on a street corner on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The prosecution alleges Chowdhury managed to keep his overlapping jobs secret because he worked entirely remotely.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 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

Jury selection is expected to begin on Wednesday in Los Angeles for another landmark trial about the alleged harms of social media on young users, with Meta and, for the first time, Snap as defendants.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Thousands of lawsuits have been filed in recent years in local, state and federal courtrooms across the country with various claims about alleged harms to children and teenagers caused by social media companies.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Daniel said he had spent years reporting the alleged anti-social behaviour and collecting evidence, including security camera and mobile phone footage, which he passed on to the police, North Devon Homes and now the BBC.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

When that relationship ended, Owens alleged she was pregnant, using falsified documents to back up the claim, according to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Against the law, Hoover began passing classified files to his contacts on HUAC, with documents describing Bentley's alleged spy ring.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Dolly Parton’s estate is alleging that Bryan Seaver, the singer’s nephew and former head of security, is avoiding being served in a lawsuit, which alleges he threatened and extorted her estate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Lula's campaign had previously filed a complaint alleging that accounts and content related to Bolsonaro were boosted.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

One company, Workday, is facing legal claims, external in the US, alleging that its tools discriminated against job applicants.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

More than a dozen class-action lawsuits have been filed this year alleging private-credit managers artificially marked up their holdings to collect more fees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 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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