as in insists
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 alleges
The indictment further alleges Eidleh created Federal Child Nutrition Program sites using nominee owners, then falsely claimed the sites were serving meals to thousands of children each day.
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Representing Daniell, attorney Chris Timmons said the lawsuit centers on what his client alleges was a fraudulent transfer of the property's ownership.
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Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The report alleges that a second meeting during the jail sentence came in May 2009, when Epstein's driver picked her up from the airport and brought her to the Palm Beach office, allegedly at her request.
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Amy McCarthy,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
The father and a witness, who’s a neighbor of the girl, were the first to report the incident to police, the report alleges.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Following the June 3 incident, Sandoval alleges a pattern of physical abuse and digital harassment by Robinson and her father, and has secured a temporary restraining order.
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Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
James Dale, who filed a complaint in a New York City federal court Thursday, alleges that both sides have provided conflicting answers, while the Pentagon is refusing to release a copy of its agreement with the organization.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
The lawsuit further alleges Grubhub does not properly screen, supervise, train or monitor its delivery drivers.
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Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
The lawsuit alleges that in December 2023, Vaden discovered Davis was in a relationship with a female subordinate at the Elk Grove Police Department.
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Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Representing Daniell, attorney Chris Timmons said the lawsuit centers on what his client alleges was a fraudulent transfer of the property's ownership.
—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The report alleges that a second meeting during the jail sentence came in May 2009, when Epstein's driver picked her up from the airport and brought her to the Palm Beach office, allegedly at her request.
—
Amy McCarthy,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
The father and a witness, who’s a neighbor of the girl, were the first to report the incident to police, the report alleges.
—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Following the June 3 incident, Sandoval alleges a pattern of physical abuse and digital harassment by Robinson and her father, and has secured a temporary restraining order.
—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
James Dale, who filed a complaint in a New York City federal court Thursday, alleges that both sides have provided conflicting answers, while the Pentagon is refusing to release a copy of its agreement with the organization.
—
ABC News,
26 June 2026
The lawsuit further alleges Grubhub does not properly screen, supervise, train or monitor its delivery drivers.
—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
The lawsuit alleges that in December 2023, Vaden discovered Davis was in a relationship with a female subordinate at the Elk Grove Police Department.
—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleges
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Now the glowing screen sits in each person’s hand, and every feed insists that its user is seeing something different.
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Lasdun, by contrast, insists on delivering a meticulous retelling of the Murdaugh case, complete with byzantine subplots involving the suspicious death of the family’s housekeeper and the murder of another local teenager.
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Extropic claims that its system will be up to 10,000 times more energy-efficient than today’s GPUs while also enabling 1,000 times faster inference.
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The company claims the vehicle can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in less than three seconds and hit a top speed of 190 mph.
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Alpha-gal was more of a private enterprise, another rumor contends.
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Uber contends this arrangement has created an incentive for doctors and attorneys to collude to dramatically inflate medical bills.
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Wizman asserts that competitors vastly overprice eyewear, claiming a $1 production cost for items sold for hundreds.
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But Mike Mulvihill, president of insights and analytics for Fox Sports, asserts that the viewers have been there all along.
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Los Angeles stretches its NL West lead to 11 games and maintains MLB’s best record as Ohtani’s star power turns Sacramento’s nominal home crowd into a roaring Dodgers road show.
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The Athletic maintains full editorial independence.
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“Alleges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleges. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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