allege
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U.S. prosecutors allege the pair are a flight risk with multiple passports, international influence and access to substantial wealth, and asked the court to keep them detained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Prosecutors allege he pushed markups beyond what his own lawyers warned him was lawful to boost his company’s revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The offense caused more than $6 million in losses, prosecutors allege.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
They allege that at the time, Clancy sent her husband, Patrick Clancy, out on errands so that he would not be home.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 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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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
Now Anthropic alleges that China's Moonshot and Deepseek have also secretly used Claude to generate answers given to its users.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The suit alleges they knew or should have known of Burke’s inappropriate behavior and relationship with Celeste.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
But if the defendant alleges new evidence that could lead to a different outcome in the case—or that undermines the reliability of the trial—there is typically a hearing.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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In these eat-the-rich times, it’s the dark side of wealth, fame and alleged genius that satiate audience appetites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Police conducted dozens of raids Thursday into the alleged embezzlement of public funds by the company that produced the flattering biopic.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Meanwhile, there is no sign of a verdict in the case of Manchester City's 115 charges for alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Our reporting follows the extraordinary steps some victims took to track down their money—and the new fight they faced after the U.S. government seized $225 million in crypto linked to an alleged scam operation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Some alleged calendrical devices may just possibly be due to chance—an accidental alignment of window and niche on June 21, say.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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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
The video alleging the Patriots may have cheated on field goals.
From MarketWatch ● 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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