alleged

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Nepal's ex-prime minister KP Sharma Oli and former interior minister Ramesh Lekhak have been released from custody after questioning for their alleged role in a deadly 2025 crackdown on protesters, police said Thursday.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

He alleged Shell spilled corporate secrets, which Shell has denied, and also failed to deliver on a verbal pledge to help Cipriani develop an English-language version of a Roku TV Spanish music show.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

"But guess what?" she said, addressing the alleged fraudsters directly.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Their clash with other residents now includes alleged vandalism and a $10,000 reward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Plastered across the width of the paper was a giant picture of us—my sisters and I huddled together under last year’s scrappy little Christmas tree, happy as mariposas, our bright smiles belying our alleged situation.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall