allege
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Prosecutors allege that in ordering police to question Meza, Sarabia improperly used state resources to investigate a matter which was not related to her official post.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
A Binance spokesperson said the civil-forfeiture case isn’t against Binance and doesn’t allege any wrongdoing by the exchange.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The U.S. officials declined to identify the Chinese entities that supplied the imagery to Iran and didn’t allege direct involvement by Beijing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Restaurant associations allege the official has been bypassing a statutory process, while courts have termed some of his actions "high-handed".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 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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The complaint alleges that House of Victory, the university’s affiliated NIL collective, had yet to pay Baker-Mazara for the month of February, as is outlined in his NIL deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Rockstar has denied those allegations at the employment tribunal in Glasgow and alleges workers were sacked for "gross misconduct" following the sharing of confidential information in an online forum.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Strada was referring to a lawsuit brought against Saudi Arabia's authorities by 9/11 Families United that alleges the kingdom supported the attackers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The company alleges total damages to Lineage will amount to more than $1 billion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 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 State Department said it wouldn’t comment on the authenticity or content of alleged leaked or hacked material.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
He said that Kraft had contacted Sheeran to tell him the rapper would not be allowed on stage and alleged that Kraft had rallied other venues to demand his exclusion.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Prior to the alleged locker room incident described in the filing, Baker-Mazara left the USC-Nebraska game a few minutes into the second half after chasing down a lay-in and falling hard to the court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
The jury at Middlebrough's Old Bailey trial was not told why he was not in the dock along with the seven other alleged organisers.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Damage to game birds was also alleged, without supporting evidence.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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Noposion subsidiaries have sued Planasa alleging they received low quality plants from the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
James denied all charges, alleging that the boy had made them up to "look cool".
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Celeste’s family attorney, Steinfeld, questioned the move in a statement, alleging the singer was using his companies to shield money he earned from his music career and had moved assets to his mother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
In late 2023, the New York Times sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft, its main investor, alleging that the companies' powerful artificial intelligence models used millions of articles for training without permission.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 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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