allege
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Prosecutors allege that some of the items were brought into the EU from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Meta is facing thousands of lawsuits from state attorneys general, school districts and individual plaintiffs that allege the company gave priority to growth over the safety of its underage users.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
While it is a legally registered business, some consumers widely allege that it is a scam or, at the very least, a predatory service.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Prosecutors allege that Matar was motivated by a fatwa that Ayatollah Khomeini, then leader of Iran, issued in 1989 following Rushdie's depiction of a fictionalized Prophet Muhammad in his novel "The Satanic Verses."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 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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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
The lawsuit alleges that Snap, the parent company of disappearing messaging app Snapchat, failed to disable and warn its users about “dangerous” features used by predators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
The controversy, she alleges, prompted ITV to remove her on repeated occasions from the line-up of its long-running lunchtime programme.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Mark Kratter, a Connecticut-based musician, is suing Spotify for engaging in what he alleges are “unfair business practices.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 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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He called on him to quit and injected further tales of alleged cruelty into the discussion.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026
The filing alleged Flores deceptively edited the recordings to hide his own insensitive remarks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Brookfield and Soilbuild’s conduct “showed that there was a binding agreement in accordance with the terms of the MOU,” Soilbuild alleged in the court documents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
NHS Tayside is investigating an alleged data breach into the medical records of a nine-year-old girl at the centre of a murder probe in Arbroath.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Oh, you mean my alleged wrongdoings,” she said.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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A consumer-protection attorney has filed arbitration demands against Whatnot on behalf of more than 70 clients, alleging the platform operates as an unregulated casino.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Savita believes the exam was manipulated, alleging some candidates left answers blank so they could be filled in later.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez sued Meta -- which makes Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp -- in 2023, alleging the company failed to protect children from online dangers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Ohio’s attorney general last year filed a complaint against 14 trustees and officers of the college alleging they improperly used more than $2 million of restricted endowment funds outside donors’ intended purposes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
A Ministry official emerged some time after the appearance of the Dark Mark alleging that nobody had been hurt, but refusing to give any more information.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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