allege
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She stole the money through the Federal Reserve facilities in New Jersey and Texas, federal prosecutors allege.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
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
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
They allege their 82-year-old father is suffering from cognitive decline and being manipulated by his longtime second wife and others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 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
Lineage alleges that because of the fire, the company is now facing several lawsuits, and the company’s reputation has been damaged.
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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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
Barker, Massey and Gregory were officers or senior operations managers at Southern Water at the time of the alleged offences, a previous High Court ruling states.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Leaders and workers within the labor movement describe Regan’s alleged behavior as an open secret at SEIU, which represents more than 2 million members nationwide and is the largest union in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The plaintiffs alleged the department relied on documentation that “is the product of a biased, closed-off ‘process’ that ignored valid concerns raised by the public.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
I ain’t sure what time it is, but apparently the party never ends, despite Sheriff Snyders alleged curfew.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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James denied all charges, alleging that the boy had made them up to "look cool".
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
But those talks broke off, with both sides alleging their counterparty demanded last-minute changes that would make a deal untenable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 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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