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allegation

[al-i-gey-shuhn] / ˌæl ɪˈgeɪ ʃən /


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Details about the underlying allegation remain murky, but the department sources familiar with the matter said the LAPD’s secretive Special Operations Division tailed officers who were under investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Albares rejected the allegation, saying: "The information I myself have requested indicates that no link can be established between Saif Abu Keshek and Hamas".

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

That culminated in his Justice Department launching a criminal investigation of Powell on the barely credible allegation of misleading Congress about cost overruns on Fed-building renovations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

But that dinner, more than anything else, adds a hardened glaze of insult to Megan’s allegation that Thompson cheated on her.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Bess Hartman looked at the mother, as if expecting her to deny the daughter’s allegation.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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