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allege

[uh-lej] / əˈlɛdʒ /


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Prosecutors allege she illegally performed abortions and practiced medicine without a license.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

California and the 11 other states, including New York, New Jersey, Washington and Colorado, allege the merger would devastate the theatrical film business by combining two historic film studio rivals.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Prosecutors allege Robinson was in a romantic relationship with his transgender roommate.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

If Ms. Wilson has tinkered with Homer’s value system, as some allege, she has also kept closer than others to the original length and meter of the poem.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 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

But the union alleges that this was not enforced by Oh's employer.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Ten days after Jacquelyn Ivey, a South Carolina resident, interacted with federal agents, her Global Entry was revoked, the lawsuit alleges.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

At the bottom of a stairwell, the complaint alleges, Truelove spotted Melvin and called out his name.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

The derivatives marketplaces alleges that perpetuals aren’t actually futures contracts but instead act as swaps under the Commodity Exchange Act, which would mean they should be subject to stricter rules and blocked from retail traders.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 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

Fang Xinghai, a former star market regulator well regarded in the West, was put under investigation by the Communist Party for alleged “serious violations of discipline and law.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Singapore police seized a luxury bungalow this month worth more than $40 million as part of fraud investigations linked to the alleged transfer of AI chips.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

They claim that his alleged speeding does not meet the legal standard for implied malice, meaning to act with a conscious disregard for human life.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Yusuf remains in custody, and investigations are continuing to determine the full extent of his alleged operation and whether others were involved.

From BBC Jul. 27, 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

The Chief Justice of India called for an independent investigation after a petition was filed in the Supreme Court alleging police brutality.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

District Court of Maine, alleging that federal agents are using facial recognition and license plate readers to surveil and threaten legal observers in the state.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

The New York Times and Barnes have sued the Pentagon and related officials twice, alleging their policies violated free-speech and due-process rights and were retaliatory.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

But last week US TV network MS NOW published a story citing anonymous sources alleging that some among Vance's security team were frustrated by his family's travel.

From BBC Jul. 23, 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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