allege
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It’s slander to allege that he’s above us, just because he’s been one of the richest people on the face of the planet.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
“The facts provided by Jane Doe’s statement do not allege that she was either rendered incapable of controlling her own conduct or that any drug was administered to her without her consent.”
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Police allege that Ye Lin created the photo of the crocodile using artificial intelligence before sending it to a colleague.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Since 2023, the firm has interviewed hundreds of potential clients, although most allege conduct past the legal deadline to sue, according to its partners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 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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New York City alleges a conspiracy to file false personal injury lawsuits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The affidavit identifies the woman with the initials “JK” and alleges the dispute broke out on the morning of Aug. 28 after Ross confronted the woman about being tagged in an Instagram photo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
A separate lawsuit is scheduled for next year in which Sheila Katerelos, 56, alleges she suffered a traumatic brain injury on the ride in 2020.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
She alleges that she was only able to see him in July 2025 after she admitted herself to a care home where she had been told he was staying.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 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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Each of the former Barclays traders in Wednesday's successful appeal had originally been convicted of a single count of conspiracy to defraud as result of alleged attempts to influence financial benchmark rates.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
He hadn’t been given the investigative report before his hearing, he alleged, and wasn’t allowed to cross-examine his accuser.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
His “real 1%” of alleged non-weirdos is just not enough people to staff a modern military, especially in times of war.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Separately, Fields alleged that she was informed that then-Acting Deputy Atty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
For example, the megafauna of New Zealand—which had weathered the alleged ‘climate change’ of c. 45,000 years ago without a scratch—suffered devastating blows immediately after the first humans set foot on the islands.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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Joby filed a suit late last year alleging corporate espionage against Archer and George Kivork, a former Joby employee who left to work for Archer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Gowan and Hijazi countersued, alleging Katz and Junger defamed them by falsely claiming D2 wouldn’t allow employees to seek support for Jewish clients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
In May 2023, shortly before the first baby was due, the woman called the police alleging she had been assaulted by the man.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Reuters earlier Wednesday reported that 15 U.S. states are suing Corteva alleging that Vylor was designed to shield Corteva’s prime assets from billions of dollars in possible liabilities tied to PFAS, or man-made “forever chemicals.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 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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