allege
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They conducted a traffic stop near an onramp to the 5 Freeway in the Stanislaus County suburb and instructed Hernández to exit the vehicle, but he refused to comply, prosecutors allege.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
Prosecutors do not specifically allege that Allen shot the officer, however.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
The lawsuits filed in a US federal court in California allege OpenAI decided not to report Van Rootselaar "because reporting one case would mean reporting thousands," a statement from the legal team said.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
The suits allege the company was negligent in its failure to notify police of the suspect’s activity months before the attack.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 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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