allege
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Both Women's Aid and Refuge allege the 21-year-old behaviour towards Collins is concerning and say ITV should do more to protect contestants.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
The Greenbergs allege that they rolled over the entirety of their traditional IRA accounts into the gold IRA, per Von Detten’s insistence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
While the complaint against Alfozan does not allege spying activities, US Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton implied in a statement last week that the case had national security implications.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Federal prosecutors allege that the 35-year-old Alfozan had spent weeks scoping out an executive conference room inside an OpenAI office building where top-secret meetings about industry-leading AI models and products took place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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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Soglayev alleges Romanovskiy told him the Coral network operated through different shell companies to avoid international attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Dolly Parton’s estate is alleging that Bryan Seaver, the singer’s nephew and former head of security, is avoiding being served in a lawsuit, which alleges he threatened and extorted her estate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
William alleges he was speaking to a woman on a street corner on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
He told his employers he was the sole carer for his elderly mother and the prosecution alleges he "exploited this opportunity".
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 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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Haines's alleged attacker -- 43-year-old Brendan Nugent -- fronted court for the first time on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Bumatay appeared most interested of the three judges in the damage done when noncitizens do vote, and the underlying question of how the state should handle objections to alleged noncitizen voters when they arise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
No charges have been announced, and investigators have not publicly established that Markle Sr. possessed the alleged material.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Their departures and the alleged Russian funding were earlier reported by the Financial Times and the New York Times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
The alleged controversy is as bogus as other catchy dichotomies such as nature versus nurture and America: Love It or Leave It.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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Walter also is a defendant in multiple civil lawsuits filed by investors alleging fraud and breach of contract.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
In August 2024, dozens of investors filed several arbitration cases against affiliates of Charles Schwab, alleging that an adviser who used the firm as a custodian had mismanaged their money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
One company, Workday, is facing legal claims, external in the US, alleging that its tools discriminated against job applicants.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
One, Caroline Aguirre, filed a police report alleging Gonzales-Torres thrust a finger into her face at a meeting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 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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