allege
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To pay for the labor, inmates allege that individuals outside of the prison are depositing thousands of dollars into the commissary accounts of those waiting on the “Satisfy You” singer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Prosecutors allege that he used classified intelligence to "draft an analysis" for one foreign intelligence service and maintained contact with another foreign spying service.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Investment Policy Committee, was brought by former Intel employees who allege that plan managers violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s duty of prudence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
It’s slander to allege that he’s above us, just because he’s been one of the richest people on the face of the planet.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 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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But the storyline is also baroque, the filmmaking is kinetic and the corruption it alleges is epic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
New York City alleges a conspiracy to file false personal injury lawsuits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The prosecution alleges there had been no risk assessment for lifting pallets of bricks so close to members of the public, and claimed Higgins Homes had not considered the safety of people outside the site.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Stewart “concluded that the works contain substantial similarities in protectable musical expression, including repeated copying of the distinctively protectable melody,” the complaint alleges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 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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The alleged perpetrator was “chased out of the building” and “no one affiliated with AEPi was involved or complicit with this incident,” according to an AEPi statement posted on Instagram.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Federal prosecutors alleged Tuesday that the suspect, a 35-year-old man named Abdulrahman Alfozan, concealed the small black device in toilet paper and hid it behind a television in an OpenAI conference room in late September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Patel said that the alleged goal was to capture information about the company's AI product.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
An American woman alleged to have been an Islamic State group member caught by anti-IS forces in Syria went on trial in New York on Tuesday, charged with receiving military training from the jihadist group.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Breakfast comes to the dining room and the omelet is like a science experiment: is the lack of cheese explained by the mysterious holes that dot the alleged egg?
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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A spokesperson for Bedfordshire Police advised people to be vigilant when approached by online accounts alleging to be public figures or friends.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Carmarthenshire Council issued Wale with an enforcement notice alleging he had broken planning rules, but he has been given more time to relocate the animals.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Michigan’s attorney general filed an antitrust suit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, alleging that the state’s largest insurer used its dominant position to drive up health costs for patients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Dolly Parton’s estate is alleging that Bryan Seaver, the country icon’s nephew and former head of security, used a “no trespassing” sign and barbed wire to avoid being served legal documents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 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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