allege
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They allege that at the time, Clancy sent her husband, Patrick Clancy, out on errands so that he would not be home.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Flores and his attorney allege the case was further retaliation for his decision to file a lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The complaints allege a hard brake pedal, followed by a “Brake System Failure” message at start-up or while driving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
He travelled in 2025 to Ukraine, where he enlisted in the country's armed forces and "gained access to information relating to their military personnel, units and locations", police allege.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 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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But in practice, the complaint alleges, Amazon has charged its Sponsored Products advertisers their own winning bid close to 80% of the time.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges that State Farm denied claims and delayed payouts for policyholders whose homes were destroyed or damaged by the fires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
“The complaint alleges that Amazon’s scheme has likely extracted tens of billions of dollars from its unwitting advertising customers,” the FTC said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Bowie told the informant that she would "make it a point to have picnics by the capital to observe" and learn about security measures, the complaint alleges.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 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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Palal, the prosecutor, played clips from Davis's various alleged confessions as part of his closing arguments.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
The nation's state broadcaster showed footage of several alleged mutineers being arrested by the Presidential Guard.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
He alleged his father was being taken advantage of by an executive of his family office and his wife Kelli and that they had threatened to liquidate the assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The suit alleged that thousands of rental tenants were charged illegal fees, while the properties were not maintained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
These types of alleged crimes did not really occur four years ago.
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
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Three winemakers earlier this month filed suit against the owner of Hundred Acre Wines, Jayson Woodbridge, and his company alleging that smoke from the wildfire ruined their harvests, the Press Democrat reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
N denied all the charges, the AFP news agency reports, alleging that he was a victim who had lost family in "those horrific events".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Meta Platforms stock was reacting to news of its settlement over a trial alleging its platforms harmed children.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Medtronic faces several proposed class-action lawsuits over the breach, alleging mishandling of health information and poor cybersecurity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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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