allege
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The prosecution has presented text messages in which Robinson confessed to planning the murder to his roommate, a transgender person with whom they allege Robinson was in a relationship.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
His articles allege violations of the 1973 War Powers Resolution, as well as misconduct involving civilian casualties and operations in Yemen and Venezuela.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
She added that since entering government, "many people" from within the industry had reached out to her "to allege that things have happened to them".
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
In their second attempt at securing a conviction, prosecutors are putting less emphasis on Rinderknecht’s alleged resentment of the wealthy, instead highlighting laboratory tests they allege prove that a lighter could ignite the hillside vegetation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 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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“They instead receive lesser amounts dictated by the remaining Executor, who uses this power to deter them from checking his abuses,” Paris’ petition alleges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
The same year, the suit alleges agents for Stephenson sent the script to Payne, who declined the project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Some people in public-service jobs are also seeing months of payments that had previously been counted toward the 120 needed for forgiveness disappear from their student-loan accounts, the suit alleges.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Authentic Brands alleges in its legal complaint that Anthropic "has built its entire business model based on copyright infringement at a scale never seen before", according to the court filing seen by the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 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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On Sunday, news broke that the U.S.-based tech giant Nvidia is looking into an affair its CEO, Jensen Huang, had with an alleged Chinese spy.
From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026
Shares of Nvidia are down 5% on Monday, with Nvidia’s board of directors launching an independent investigation of Huang’s extramarital relationship with an alleged Chinese spy.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
In 2016 DOL officials dunned Sun Valley, a fourth-generation family farm in New Jersey, more than $550,000 based on alleged violations of its worker contracts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
The filings also alleged that Seaver used his experience as a military contractor to intimidate employees.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
Richardson, the story alleged, knew that Seabiscuit was being held back and tried to take advantage of it to steal the race so he could cash in on a $1,500 bet on Ligaroti.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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If they decided to file a lawsuit against her, alleging coercive control, they would have to come up with enough evidence to prove their case to a judge in court.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
Additionally, candidates can file legal election contests alleging irregularities.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
A screenwriter is suing director Alexander Payne, alleging that the Oscar winner rewrote his script “Frisco” to become “The Holdovers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
They make the point that Presley’s music isn’t unique in this regard, alleging that Anthropic has done pretty much the same thing with all manner of recorded music, in blatant defiance of copyright law.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 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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