allege
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They allege that multiple features were designed to keep minors hooked, particularly infinite scrolling, excessive notifications and "like" counts.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 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
Other lawsuits allege that employees were not given proper rest breaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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 suit alleges that shortly after it began Said continued to get assignment requests from David Herndon, then head of ABC’s Los Angeles bureau.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The suit alleges public nuisance and unlawful business practices among the claims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Soilbuild alleges Brookfield used its proprietary information and called off the joint venture two days before the acquisition was announced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
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 Met has said the original report, made to Devon and Cornwall Police in 2017, was transferred to London because the alleged offending took place within its jurisdiction.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Mexico's leftist President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that Colombia had refused entry to Mexican rescuers over an alleged lack of correct certification.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Oakley was released on bail, with conditions not to contact the alleged victim, or her family, ahead of a plea hearing on 10 September.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The Chinese-owned automaker Polestar “orchestrated” its recent ban by the U.S. government as “cover” for its desire to leave the U.S. market, one of its largest American dealers alleged in a lawsuit filed this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Against the law, Hoover began passing classified files to his contacts on HUAC, with documents describing Bentley's alleged spy ring.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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As an example of money wasted by LAHSA’s lack of financial controls, Turner cited the recent federal indictment alleging a homeless services provider fleeced the system of $23 million in fraudulent billings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 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
Kazakhstan's cloud-seeding trials raised alarm in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan where fears were flagged of "cloud theft" -- alleging that rain clouds could be diverted to Kazakhstan, aggravating its own drought.
From Barron's ● 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
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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