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allege

[uh-lej] / əˈlɛdʒ /


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In a case at the High Court, Chowdhury's two brothers and sister allege that he put "undue influence" on Faijun Nessa to sign documents that meant he would inherit half of her home.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

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

The business, prosecutors allege, was not operational when she applied for the loans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

In its lawsuit filed in a federal court in Tennessee, the FTC joined states including Alabama, Arizona and New Jersey to allege “pervasive and systemic pricing inaccuracies, rather than isolated or accidental errors.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 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

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

It alleges that the tanker and companies failed "to use all available means to avoid the risk" of colliding with the riverboat.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

"As a result of Defendants' wrongful acts and omissions, and the precipitous decline in the market value of the Company's securities, Plaintiff and other Class members have suffered significant losses and damages," the lawsuit alleges.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

“They instead receive lesser amounts dictated by the remaining Executor, who uses this power to deter them from checking his abuses,” Paris’ petition alleges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

An unsubstantiated report alleges that a Ridgeback carried off a whale calf off the coast of Norway in 1802.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

Mr Sterling's representative said: "He denies that the alleged incident in 2008 ever took place. He was never subject to any criminal investigation, but the allegation was examined by professional standards".

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

Crucially, Chayefsky never ratifies Beale’s alleged wisdom: His fulminations are fatuous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Among other topics, Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang's resignation over an affair with an alleged Chinese spy is not expected to come up in Trump's meetings with Xi, the officials said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

Brand apologized for his behavior in person and over text, she alleged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

She could decipher about half of what these alleged friends said to her, and Molly realized too late she had smiled and nodded her way into disaster.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

In the middle of all this, Bloomberg and Vanity Fair published reports alleging that Kaplan had created a toxic work environment at Unwell, claims his representative denied at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

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 in spring alleging Alice Huang was an asset of China's Ministry of State Security.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

The admission followed reporting in late October from the New York Times, alleging that Megaspeed’s Huang had been recruited to spy on behalf of China’s Ministry of State Security.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 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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