allegation
Example Sentences
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Anyone who makes an allegation of rape is entitled to anonymity by law.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
However, I fear that you fell foul of the same allegation you made against this man with 22 times his salary.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
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
They said there is no evidence the girlfriend was ever pregnant, and they declined to comment on the allegation that Dr. Abbas used his estranged wife’s identity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Then there was the troubling allegation that Lott actually invented some of the survey data that support his more-guns/ less-crime theory.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
Vocabulary lists containing allegation
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