allege
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Since 2023, the firm has interviewed hundreds of potential clients, although most allege conduct past the legal deadline to sue, according to its partners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 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
Detectives combed through video surveillance footage and identified a suspect, Sean Paul Green, whom prosecutors allege was also responsible for the bronze thefts in Tustin and other cities, including Long Beach and Huntington Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
But no-one came to help, he and others allege.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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 Drahi and associates shifted valuable fiber and cable assets to a new entity while the company was under a $21 billion debt load.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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 the project was plagued with sloppy workmanship and insufficient oversight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 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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In that sense, blindly swallowing AI’s positive hype can be as dangerous as its alleged existential risks.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
Local prosecutors decided not to press charges, believing she hadn’t alleged any criminal behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The alleged basis was that he had investments in other oil companies, such as ConocoPhillips, plus money in a “Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF, in which Exxon is the third-largest holding.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
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
Breakfast comes to the dining room and the omelet is like a science experiment: is the lack of cheese explained by the mysterious holes that dot the alleged egg?
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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Jane Doe also alleged in her civil lawsuit that Cornell did not protect her nor adequately punish the men involved, alleging they were "afforded the opportunity to mitigate their conduct by submitting essays".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 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
She’s Alive also sued Seaver, alleging that he carried out a deliberate campaign to interfere with the company’s business relationships with threats and coercion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Before transferring to Miami, Mensah settled a lawsuit from Duke alleging he violated an NIL contract when he sought to leave the school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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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