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Recent Examples of alleged
Mike Levine, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
While the alleged abuse was going on, deputies say Navedo transferred the ownership of the woman’s home into his name using a Quit Claim Deed.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Samantha Riedel, Them., 3 Nov. 2025
After speaking to Brown, investigators learned that he was intoxicated on methamphetamine while the two were traveling, the OSBI alleged.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
An indictment unsealed Thursday in Arizona charged 21-year-old Baron Martin of Tucson with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, marking the first time that the Justice Department has leveled such charges against an alleged member of 764.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
While the alleged abuse was going on, deputies say Navedo transferred the ownership of the woman’s home into his name using a Quit Claim Deed.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
Mahan alleged in an official complaint that Walsh’s wife’s support for Mahan’s opponent likely led to his ruling.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 3 Nov. 2025
After speaking to Brown, investigators learned that he was intoxicated on methamphetamine while the two were traveling, the OSBI alleged.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleged
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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Aug. 2025
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Sam Altman, of OpenAI, has claimed that generative AI could bring about the end of human civilization, and that AI poses a risk of extinction on a par with nuclear warfare and global pandemics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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In his lawsuit, Vianello claimed that the local ordinance that allowed the city to issue nearly $30 million in general obligation bonds to fund the construction and renovations violates the Kansas Constitution and statutory requirements for a bond election.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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These census blocks can then be aggregated by both the current and proposed maps.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The study says the proposed four-spacecraft constellation could spot these tornadoes on the fly.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Negotiations remain deadlocked over health care funding, which Democrats have insisted must be addressed in any deal to reopen the government.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Yet Fulton County officials have still insisted the ballots could not be copied or released.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
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These are the most recent examples of judges fact checking Trump’s supposed hellscape.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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The supposed hardship Combs is under was brought into the spotlight and the courtroom on October 3 in defense lawyer Brian Steel’s presentation to Judge Subramanian.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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But Wirth asserted those groups are not true environmental organizations and stand to gain financially from the project.—
Chaewon Chung
Updated October 30,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Most of the facts asserted in Respondent's RFO were known at that time.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In non-hypothetical basketball news, the episode also dives into the WNBA’s moment of unprecedented growth.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Early last month, text messages from 2022 show Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for attorney general and a former member of the Virginia legislature, describing hypothetical violence against a political opponent.—
Jahd Khalil,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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Supporters have contended that clips of the speech, including one shared by DHS from MEMRI, were edited in a way that misrepresented his intent.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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That will be followed by Study 02 next year featuring different hardware using stainless steel with 18-karat gold plating sourced from China, where Canadas contended hardware technology surpasses European alternatives.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Alleged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleged. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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