allege
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Flores and his attorney allege the case was further retaliation for his decision to file a lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Ladd testified that the three men authorities allege were in the Cadillac with Davis are now dead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The driver reports allege an immediate loss of brake assist functionality instead of the loss occurring after the vehicle comes to a complete stop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
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
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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Bolleau alleges that her role in a forthcoming Disney production “Web Girl” was canceled because “she was not performing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Palal alleges that's when Davis and the others in the Cadillac decided to make a U-turn and confront Shakur and Knight.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The lawsuit alleges Polestar orchestrated its recent U.S. government ban as cover for its desire to leave the American market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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
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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Lawyers alleged this practice was not only unfair but violated state law and a tenant’s common law right to review bills they were expected to pay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
It is alleged the briefing document "gave an imbalanced view of the risk away fans posed", contributing to the decision to ban the supporters.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Human rights group Amnesty International says prosecutors falsely alleged that the Gezi park protests were an attempt to overthrow the government.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The U.S. imposed this new tariff, it said, because of alleged Canadian mistreatment of U.S. automobiles, wines and spirits, and dairy products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The first few days after the alleged theft, he seemed not to understand the trouble he was in, and our chirpy little conversations had continued.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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County Superior Court, alleging he faced retaliation for speaking out about misconduct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The class action lawsuit has been brought on behalf of millions of streamers who use Twitch, alleging its parent company Amazon used their videos to train AI without their permission or proper compensation.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Harry's 2023 autobiography, "Spare", lifted the veil on his royal rifts, describing William as his "arch-nemesis" and alleging he physically attacked him in a blazing 2019 row about Meghan.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
I asked him to explain what was actually wrong with the SPLC, and how best not to conflate that with what the Trump administration is alleging now.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 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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