allege
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Hernandez's parents allege that these people "enabled Burke to isolate" Rivas Hernandez and facilitated his travel, housing and security.
From BBC ● 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
To raise the price, Amazon began entering its own bid, known as a “soft reserve,” which was higher than the price of the runner-up bidder, the FTC will allege.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The offense caused more than $6 million in losses, prosecutors allege.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 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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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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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
Police are looking into the report of an alleged prowler who, “clad in black,” was spotted trespassing at the Oscar-winning director’s Hollywood Hills mansion Wednesday afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
"Individuals across the UK and Canada were dismissed for gross misconduct following the sharing of confidential company information, not because of alleged trade union membership or activity," it stated.
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
“Moments ago, we spoke with Elder Aloysius Evergreen regarding the alleged thief and kidnapper.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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Lineage, the world’s No. 1 cold-storage operator by capacity, is suing solar-panel provider Altus Power and contractor Pearce Services, alleging their negligence caused a fire that destroyed a Los Angeles warehouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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
Nearly all of the cases alleging racial profiling in drug-law enforcement were brought pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its implementing regulations.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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