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
January’s indictment alleges 32 counts involving bank fraud, bank burglary, computer fraud and damage to computers.
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Authorities allege five men met at a home in Garden Grove on July 5, 2025 to plan the shooting targeting rival gang members.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
The uncle alleged that the donations made by Yamagami’s mother, which by then totalled seven hundred thousand dollars, had been coerced.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Furthermore, The Deb producers filed a lawsuit at the Supreme Court of New South Wales, alleging Wilson interfered with attempts to secure distribution and breached her contract.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Authorities allege five men met at a home in Garden Grove on July 5, 2025 to plan the shooting targeting rival gang members.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
The uncle alleged that the donations made by Yamagami’s mother, which by then totalled seven hundred thousand dollars, had been coerced.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Furthermore, The Deb producers filed a lawsuit at the Supreme Court of New South Wales, alleging Wilson interfered with attempts to secure distribution and breached her contract.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
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Darnold insisted he's tried to treat this week the same as any other, even if the stakes of the game are the highest, a mantra Macdonald has also preached.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Jan. 2026
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The Kremlin insists that to reach a peace deal, Kyiv must withdraw its troops from the areas in the east that Russia illegally annexed but has not fully captured.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Bovino claimed Jose Huerta-Chuma, who Border Patrol agents were targeting Saturday morning, had a criminal history that included domestic assault to intentionally inflict bodily harm, disorderly conduct, and driving without a valid license.—
The Hill Staff,
The Hill,
25 Jan. 2026
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NuPhy claims the entire NODE range is as much a design statement as a computer keyboard.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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But Warden contends that many of the actual workers in the Bay retained their left-leaning politics.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
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Redrawing districts again could prompt a new legal challenge and lead a court to impose districts, Ferguson contends.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Minnesota’s Democratic leaders are ultimately to blame for the shooting, these commentators have made sure to assert, but the administration’s talking points have been self-defeating.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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According to attorney Deborah Stevenson, who representsNHELD, the Office of the Child Advocate refused to release the records, asserting confidentiality.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Allege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allege. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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