allege
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Because of the case’s expedited status, the judge said she looked closely at only one of the three markets where the plaintiff states allege the merger could bring anticompetitive harms — wide-release Hollywood films.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
A US appeals court on Monday vacated the dismissal of hundreds of private lawsuits against Tylenol-maker Kenvue that allege scientifically unproven ties of the painkiller to autism.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
If Ms. Wilson has tinkered with Homer’s value system, as some allege, she has also kept closer than others to the original length and meter of the poem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Hassan went on to allege some kind of bias from Fifa.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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 derivatives marketplaces alleges that perpetuals aren’t actually futures contracts but instead act as swaps under the Commodity Exchange Act, which would mean they should be subject to stricter rules and blocked from retail traders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
County Superior County by Nancy Lemus, alleges her husband, Victor Lemus, died in a training exercise gone wrong and seeks damages for emotional distress and loss of income.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
The company also didn’t obtain a court order before selling or auctioning the vehicles, the lawsuit alleges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The lawsuit alleges that Meta used a range of AI-assisted systems to score, rank and select employees to include on its layoff list.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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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Trade Representative Jamieson Greer meanwhile signaled the Trump administration was preparing a new wave of tariffs on roughly 60 countries over alleged forced-labor violations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
His bail conditions included not to contact the alleged victims and to have no unsupervised contact with females under 16.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
In the wake of the announcement, Magyar said on Facebook that he had learnt of the alleged raid from Fidesz.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
JPMorgan didn’t prepare a report documenting any investigation into Bisignano’s alleged misconduct, some of the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
“I'm sure that was what Arcadio meant,” she alleged.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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USA Today has a lawsuit pending against Google, alleging it holds a monopoly in ad tech that hurts the publisher’s ad revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
A further inspection took place at B&M's store at The Fort Shopping Park in Erdington on 27 October 2025 following a complaint alleging a mouse infestation.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
An Ohio man on Thursday sued a large Taco Bell franchisee, alleging he fell ill and tested positive for cyclospora after eating Taco Bell food in late June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
In a legal action, Harper could seek monetary damages by alleging that the video tarnished his reputation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 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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