allege
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A US appeals court on Monday vacated the dismissal of hundreds of private lawsuits against Tylenol-maker Kenvue that allege scientifically unproven ties of the painkiller to autism.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Most of the money was never repaid, investigators allege.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Hassan went on to allege some kind of bias from Fifa.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
United States that allows additional habeas motions to challenge convictions that inmates allege were unconstitutional.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 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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Either Osborn or Kelley-Eklund then took the ordnance home and left it in their truck overnight, or brought it into their house, the lawsuit alleges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
The lawsuit alleges that Sheriff Robert Luna failed to confiscate Giandomenico’s phone after learning of the photos and tried to conceal from Nancy Lemus that the images existed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
In another meeting with department brass, Tan alleges in the lawsuit, he was told to “leave it alone.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
The lawsuit alleges that Meta used a range of AI-assisted systems to score, rank and select employees to include on its layoff list.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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
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The individual is not being named; nor is the alleged victim.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The operation continues to raise questions nearly two years later, as well as tension between Mexico and the United States over the FBI's alleged participation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Inside parliament, meanwhile, the opening day of the monsoon session was repeatedly adjourned as opposition MPs protested over the alleged paper leak and other issues.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The charges follow a three-year investigation into alleged co-ordination of prices between 2021 and 2022, which would breach the bloc’s competition rules, the commission said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
She is not charged with the violation of any law of the state or nation, but with the alleged violation of Judge Dayton’s own injunction, which has been appealed.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
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Part of his strategy was to install gas turbines on-site for power generation, a move that resulted in a lawsuit alleging the company flouted environmental rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
In a legal action, Harper could seek monetary damages by alleging that the video tarnished his reputation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The paper had published stories alleging that the Qatari-gifted plane was not secure enough, and the Secret Service urged Trump to switch planes on his way home from a Nato summit in Turkey.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Bloomberg reported in May that OpenAI was itself considering legal action against Apple, alleging the tech giant had failed to adequately promote the ChatGPT integration.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
In a statement to police, Garrett Tison’s attorney claimed she received a phone call from Mr. Tison alleging that guards refused to put him in isolation despite his complaints about receiving threats.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
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