allege
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His articles allege violations of the 1973 War Powers Resolution, as well as misconduct involving civilian casualties and operations in Yemen and Venezuela.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
She added that since entering government, "many people" from within the industry had reached out to her "to allege that things have happened to them".
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
They allege that she was operating an “illegal commercial enterprise” disguised as a non-profit animal rescue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
They also allege dumping, which trade law defines as selling a product abroad for less than at home or below production costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 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 U.S. alleges that a co-founder of Super Micro Computer, a longtime Nvidia partner, and others participated in a conspiracy to ship servers to a Southeast Asian company, then onward to China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026
Their lawsuit alleges the administration exceeded its authority and skirted required reviews in moving to remake the course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026
One woman alleges she met Walliams at a fan event when she was 15.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
The trio were charged in an eight-count indictment that alleges their involvement in several other plots in support of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and pro-Iranian group Kataeb Hezbollah.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 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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Each alleged the retired dean had "succumbed to intolerable pressure to make a misleading statement about Brian Lachlan MacKinnon".
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026
Alejandro Betancourt, a businessman under investigation for alleged money laundering in Spain and Switzerland, runs the firm.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
The article alleged no legal violation, but the timing invited a question: Did the speaker’s husband know something the rest of us didn’t?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Brand apologized for his behavior in person and over text, she alleged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
And there is even some evidence that the scraggly weeds and dismal, sterile soil—perhaps even the stones hurled at Mercer by unseen alleged parties—are equally faked.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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In the past, women alleging this sort of behaviour faced barriers - being seen as opportunistic, fearing retaliation, believing they might be the only one.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
US intelligence reportedly circulated a memo this past spring alleging Alice Huang was an asset of China's Ministry of State Security.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
The same day the Justice Department indicted Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, alleging he helped direct the September plot against U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
The new model prompted yet another lawsuit from UMG and Sony, alleging the latest model still infringes on their copyrighted works.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 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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