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alleged

[uh-lejd, uh-lej-id] / əˈlɛdʒd, əˈlɛdʒ ɪd /


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Nowadays, it’s mostly a financial crime, with industry publications documenting a dozen or more alleged frauds in some years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Indian police tightened security in New Delhi on Saturday ahead of a protest by the satirical "Cockroach People's Party", over alleged irregularities in major examinations.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Panish alleged that Grossman and her husband, who were separated at the time of the crash, have tried to conceal the total amount of their assets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

But details only came out two years later when the country's former spy chief, Arthur Fraser, highlighted the alleged theft in an explosive dossier that he sent to the police.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“By the end of the meeting,” Haldeman remembered, “Nixon was as angry as his foreign affairs chief. The thought that an alleged weirdo was blatantly challenging the president infuriated him.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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