allege
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The fake image caused public concern, authorities allege.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Police allege that Ye Lin created the photo of the crocodile using artificial intelligence before sending it to a colleague.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Nathan also appears to direct Case to discuss “holding clients hostage” and detail how people are “scared of” Jones, the documents allege.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
That, they allege, has depressed their credit scores and restricted their ability to take out other debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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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She alleges that she was only able to see him in July 2025 after she admitted herself to a care home where she had been told he was staying.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The lawsuit alleges that the department is violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act by leaving canceled loan balances on credit reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The change request instructs servicers to complete the task within 15 to 45 days, the suit alleges, and yet borrowers are still seeing the debt appear on their credit reports.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The lawsuit alleges people wearing the smart glasses were unwittingly transmitting data to Meta whenever they used Meta AI by saying “Hey Meta,” or sometimes accidentally when adjusting the glasses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 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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Dordick Law Corporation, who filed civil lawsuits against the park, said it had been contacted by hundreds of people who alleged they had injuries they believed were caused by the ride.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The indictment against them alleged that their tee-time brokering business brought in nearly $700,000 from 2021 through 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Mediapart did not produce screen-grabs of any of the alleged remarks.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
They also alleged that management then created a “sham entity” to issue lucrative preferred stock that further damaged the creditors’ financial position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
I ain’t sure what time it is, but apparently the party never ends, despite Sheriff Snyders alleged curfew.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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It ends a lawsuit alleging TikTok is intentionally designed to addict children to its features, mirroring a host of lawsuits against social media platforms.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Alabama originally sued TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance in April 2025, alleging the app was engineered to hook young users "just like a sophisticated gambling machine."
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
In 2024, Universal, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner sued Suno and Udio for copyright infringement, alleging the AI companies trained their models on copyrighted songs spanning many artists, genres and time periods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
“This daycare scam is lucrative,” Justice noted, alleging that each defendant raked in between $538,000 and $1.2 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 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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