allege
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Though this focus sometimes led critics to allege that Cook was the wrong man for the job, in each case, he got the last laugh.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 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
A Beverly Hills film producer whose credits include “Joker,” “Longlegs” and “Greyhound” has been indicted on federal fraud charges that allege he devised a scheme that defrauded investors of more than $100 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Two more of the five women who allege they received similar phone calls from Leto say they were also called by other men around the same time.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 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 state also alleges Amazon discouraged unionization by terminating or threatening to terminate delivery contractors whose workers attempted to organize and restricted competition among contractors through policies that prevented them from recruiting each other’s drivers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The complaint alleges Amazon exercises an unlawful monopsony over delivery contractors by tightly controlling their operations and compensation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Prabhakar alleges she received no formal complaint, hearing or explanation of which college policy she had violated.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
Emmanuel’s sister, who was placed in foster care after his death in August 2025, was significantly behind developmentally, unable to speak or use a spoon, the lawsuit alleges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 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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Oman is facing an impending environmental catastrophe as an alleged Russian shadow fleet tanker leaks oil across hundreds of square kilometres near a nature reserve, NGOs warn.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Prosecutors also have detained seven people, including an Nvidia worker, in a separate case involving the alleged smuggling of the US tech giant's AI chips to China.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Kalliakmanis added that Ahmadzai's wife had no involvement or prior knowledge of the alleged crime.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Lillie has also alleged that JPMorgan failed to identify and flag tens of thousands of suspicious accounts for potential closure, a potential violation of anti-money-laundering rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The alleged sheep contained an oat-tropic circuit; at the sight of such cereals it would scramble up convincingly and amble over.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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A Florida English professor is suing her former public college, alleging she was fired after its president objected to an award-winning short story she assigned in a freshman literature course.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
To be sure, fewer critics today are alleging that Apple has missed the “AI boat,” since AI stocks’ valuations have fallen significantly over the last couple of months.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
Australia's cyber safety watchdog took court action Thursday against Telegram, alleging the global messaging platform had failed to remove terrorism material.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
A producer sued Netflix on Wednesday, alleging the streamer lost an unreleased copy of a new Nicolas Cage movie and seeking damages of at least $105 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 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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