allege
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Instead, it said the lawsuit was improper because a preservation group couldn’t credibly allege it was facing the kind of real and specific harms that gave it legal standing to proceed in court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 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
But anti-corruption organisations such as Transparency Venezuela and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project allege that several projects were either not finished or were carried out incorrectly.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Gen. Rob Bonta and the California Energy Commission allege that one of the deals violates federal law and constitutes an illegal payout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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
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
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 suit also alleges that Lineage requested Altus and Pearce not re-energize the solar panels until the company could conduct certain safety checks.
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
Tan later counter-sued Kawshigan to claim back expenses she said she had incurred while defending herself from his alleged harassment.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
According to the suit, Jane Doe’s complaints and reports to her supervisors and human resources about her alleged treatment were dismissed and that they “failed to take timely or effective corrective action.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
According to sources familiar with the investigation but not authorized to speak publicly, there were people inside the home when the alleged cat burglar tried to enter a second-story window of the three-story home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
I'd been waiting patiently for something to happen, and it wasn't fair for them to herd me away just to make room for some alleged fire truck or ambulance.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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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
Local restaurant Münchner Stubn sued the city in May after it lost bids to manage larger tents, alleging the process favors families that have run tents for generations by awarding points for tradition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 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
A Ministry official emerged some time after the appearance of the Dark Mark alleging that nobody had been hurt, but refusing to give any more information.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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