allege
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Prosecutors allege she illegally performed abortions and practiced medicine without a license.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Prosecutors allege that Matar was motivated by a fatwa that Ayatollah Khomeini, then leader of Iran, issued in 1989 following Rushdie's depiction of a fictionalized Prophet Muhammad in his novel "The Satanic Verses."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Authorities allege Chen also submitted marriage applications using an alias, “Vicky Liang.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
A federal appeals court revived more than 500 lawsuits that allege Tylenol and generic acetaminophen can cause attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism if taken during pregnancy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 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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Ten days after Jacquelyn Ivey, a South Carolina resident, interacted with federal agents, her Global Entry was revoked, the lawsuit alleges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
But the union alleges that this was not enforced by Oh's employer.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The board is supposed to act independently but the lawsuit alleges that Mamdani influenced the outcome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Either Osborn or Kelley-Eklund then took the ordnance home and left it in their truck overnight, or brought it into their house, the lawsuit alleges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 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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Fang Xinghai, a former star market regulator well regarded in the West, was put under investigation by the Communist Party for alleged “serious violations of discipline and law.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
They claim that his alleged speeding does not meet the legal standard for implied malice, meaning to act with a conscious disregard for human life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Now, as the trial of Tyler Robinson, Kirk’s alleged killer, begins, something has replaced that reverence.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Some of the attacks are alleged to have taken place at his Balnagown Estate in Easter Ross in the Highlands.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The September skirmish took place during a council discussion over forming a human relations Commission, primarily to hear alleged incidents of race discrimination.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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French lawyer Vincent Brengarth, who represents NGOs alleging war crimes in Sudan, said Chad's withdrawal undermined the prospects of those responsible being brought to justice.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Consumers have filed at least four lawsuits against Taco Bell in connection with their illnesses, alleging the chain sold adulterated products that led to lost wages, suffering and bodily harm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
But last week US TV network MS NOW published a story citing anonymous sources alleging that some among Vance's security team were frustrated by his family's travel.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Tenisha Warner, the actor’s wife and mother to his daughter, on Monday filed a civil complaint against her mother-in-law alleging breach of contract.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 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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