as in to insist
to state as a fact usually forcefully
alleged that the restaurant chain was engaging in discriminatory hiring practices
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Recent Examples of allege
The Department of Homeland Security alleged Abrego Garcia was a gang member based on the county police’s information, according to the case.
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Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
The lawsuit also alleges that the county’s drone policy has loosened in the past several years.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
All of the men have criminal records, according to the government's filings,and U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials have alleged that their home countries refused to take them back.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 7 June 2025
The girl’s family alleged the incident was a hate crime.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2025
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Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
The lawsuit also alleges that the county’s drone policy has loosened in the past several years.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
All of the men have criminal records, according to the government's filings,and U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials have alleged that their home countries refused to take them back.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 7 June 2025
The girl’s family alleged the incident was a hate crime.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2025
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But one of Holmgren’s first acts as a member of the Thunder, after a spectacular performance in his Summer League début, was to insist that a teammate join him for the postgame interview, which traditionally goes to the game’s key player.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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Johnson insisted that Musk has bad information, and the speaker disputed the forecasts of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office that scores budget legislation.—
Bill Barrow,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Snaking between trees or buildings may cause the drone to crash – the post cites examples where riders claim to have survived this way.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Now that Trump has sidestepped Congress and claimed the right to impose tariffs at will, Woldenberg is taking on the White House directly.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The defense contends the government’s approach was designed to imply corruption, alleging misconduct on Diddy’s part in obstructing justice.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
9 June 2025
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The ruling Liberal Democratic Party contends that opening royal status to commoners is just one step down a path that will ultimately lead to the abandonment of patrilineal legitimacy, ultimately discarding the sacred Y chromosome.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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The Biden Department of Education’s fact sheet—which was not a law or a regulation promulgated through agency rule-making—asserted colleges paying athletes for use of their NIL ought to count as athletic financial assistance within the meaning of Title IX.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 June 2025
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After a shock-and-awe run of asserting executive power — much of it now tied up in the courts — Trump’s full attention is now on the Capitol, where lawmaking is in short supply this year.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
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“Allege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allege. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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