allegation

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On Tuesday, the BBC apologised for not looking into a separate allegation of "inappropriate communications" involving Mills, first reported in the Telegraph, raised by a freelance journalist last year.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“This allegation is entirely false and fabricated,” chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement after the Financial Times report was released.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Super Micro placed its two employees on leave and fired the contractor after learning of the allegation.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The company, by then renamed 2Rivers, said it was “dismayed” by the allegation and that it complied with international sanctions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

It was an unnecessary allegation, because Arcadio had not come to do justice.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez