allege
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Prosecutors further allege Lavie told that man that her mother had died and asked him for $25,000 to cover funeral expenses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The attorneys general of California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey allege the largest social media network in the world deliberately made Instagram and Facebook addictive for children.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Villavicencio, a journalist turned prominent legislator, was known for his anti-corruption stance and was one of few candidates to allege links between organised crime and government officials.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Egan-Jones Ratings, based in King of Prussia, Pa., is being sued by two former employees who allege that it pressured staff to inflate ratings to gain business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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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The claimants' lawsuit alleges Wondermind failed to meet "even its most basic obligations, such as timely paying its employees and vendors".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The suit alleges public nuisance and unlawful business practices among the claims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Soilbuild alleges Brookfield used its proprietary information and called off the joint venture two days before the acquisition was announced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
OpenAI asked candidates to bring “prototypes” and design files to interviews for “show and tell” sessions, an American classroom exercise where students present objects to their classmates, Apple alleges.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 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 scheme has been investigated several times over alleged corruption.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Mexico's leftist President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that Colombia had refused entry to Mexican rescuers over an alleged lack of correct certification.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The government’s complaint focused largely on alleged antisemitism at Harvard in the aftermath of the Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Lawyers for the plaintiffs filed a motion for the injunction to block the Department of Homeland Security’s alleged mass warrantless arrest policy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The document, which alleged that Walter McMillian was unfairly tried, wrongly convicted, and illegally sentenced, drew a lot of attention in Monroeville.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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At least one Boyle Heights resident, a cancer patient, has filed suit against the company alleging they spent money on air purifiers and utility costs because of the fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Eli Lilly is suing six pharmacies alleging that they are selling illegal versions of retatrutide, its still-experimental but highly anticipated weight-loss shot.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Kazakhstan's cloud-seeding trials raised alarm in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan where fears were flagged of "cloud theft" -- alleging that rain clouds could be diverted to Kazakhstan, aggravating its own drought.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
On Monday, UWM sued Two Harbors in federal court for breach of contract and fraud, alleging it had sabotaged their merger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
A Ministry official emerged some time after the appearance of the Dark Mark alleging that nobody had been hurt, but refusing to give any more information.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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