allege
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Prosecutors further allege Lavie told that man that her mother had died and asked him for $25,000 to cover funeral expenses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Villavicencio, a journalist turned prominent legislator, was known for his anti-corruption stance and was one of few candidates to allege links between organised crime and government officials.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Inhabitants allege a brushwood-clearing machine accidentally started the blaze with a spark on Wednesday last week.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Zhou’s attorneys would later allege that photos Wan sent of the children were manipulated with AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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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The claimants' lawsuit alleges Wondermind failed to meet "even its most basic obligations, such as timely paying its employees and vendors".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Eli Lilly has filed six new lawsuits against U.S. entities that it alleges are selling a version of the company’s investigational weight-loss drug on the black market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
OpenAI asked candidates to bring “prototypes” and design files to interviews for “show and tell” sessions, an American classroom exercise where students present objects to their classmates, Apple alleges.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
The controversy, she alleges, prompted ITV to remove her on repeated occasions from the line-up of its long-running lunchtime programme.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 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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The government’s complaint focused largely on alleged antisemitism at Harvard in the aftermath of the Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The Ford took part in US operations in the Caribbean, where Washington's forces have carried out strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats and seized Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, before being dispatched to the Middle East.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Sources familiar with the investigation said victims have been reluctant to come forward given the nature of the alleged scam.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
His alleged misconduct comes as France and the CAR are working to improve their bilateral relationship which had been strained in the past.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
There had been a paperback in that pile of alleged games that Jack had showed them.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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At least one Boyle Heights resident, a cancer patient, has filed suit against the company alleging they spent money on air purifiers and utility costs because of the fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Eli Lilly is suing six pharmacies alleging that they are selling illegal versions of retatrutide, its still-experimental but highly anticipated weight-loss shot.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
A proposed class-action suit was filed in federal court in Manhattan alleging that StubHub sold hundreds of World Cup resale tickets it was neither authorized nor able to deliver.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez sued Meta -- which makes Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp -- in 2023, alleging the company failed to protect children from online dangers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 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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