allege
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Prosecutors allege Hsiung, a 44-year-old lawyer and co-founder of two California-based animal rights groups, entered a facility that breeds dogs for medical testing and stole property: beagles.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Authorities allege she fled to China with the couple’s young son shortly before Zhu’s arrest, according to federal court records.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Authorities allege in their brief that he was stewing over being in the neighborhood of his ex-lover and listening to a French rap song that evoked images of fire in its music video.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
But she did not allege the video showed Allen firing his gun.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Lyons did not allege race discrimination, but if he had, that claim would almost certainly have been a loser too.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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