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
But a shift in his relationship with ChaptGPT occurred in late 2024, his family alleges – several months after OpenAI released a new model, which the company described as offering a more human-like interaction by saving details from prior conversations to craft more personalized responses.
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Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
What Rokita alleges in lawsuit The lawsuit argues that IPS’s policies violate Indiana law, which prohibits governmental bodies from enacting a resolution or policy that restricts employees from communicating or cooperating with federal officials about someone’s citizenship or immigration status.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
The lawsuit, which is set to go to trial in February, alleges that Meta repeatedly misled the public about the dangers its products pose to children.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Notably, the suit doesn’t come from an artist questioning the model, but rather a consumer who alleges Discovery Mode reneges on representations from Spotify that her recommendations will be based around her individualized tastes.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Aurinia’s lawsuit alleges that Tidmarsh pushed the FDA to issue that enforcement letter soon after taking office, targeting American Laboratories’ core product line.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The indictment alleges that Robertson removed the patient's liquid oxycodone from the bottle and replaced it with household cleaner.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
The complaint alleges that election officials required on-campus students to provide information including a dormitory name and room number with their voter registration applications.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
This is the second complaint filed this year by the foundation, which alleges the university discriminates against conservative viewpoints.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
What Rokita alleges in lawsuit The lawsuit argues that IPS’s policies violate Indiana law, which prohibits governmental bodies from enacting a resolution or policy that restricts employees from communicating or cooperating with federal officials about someone’s citizenship or immigration status.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
The lawsuit, which is set to go to trial in February, alleges that Meta repeatedly misled the public about the dangers its products pose to children.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Notably, the suit doesn’t come from an artist questioning the model, but rather a consumer who alleges Discovery Mode reneges on representations from Spotify that her recommendations will be based around her individualized tastes.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Aurinia’s lawsuit alleges that Tidmarsh pushed the FDA to issue that enforcement letter soon after taking office, targeting American Laboratories’ core product line.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The indictment alleges that Robertson removed the patient's liquid oxycodone from the bottle and replaced it with household cleaner.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
The complaint alleges that election officials required on-campus students to provide information including a dormitory name and room number with their voter registration applications.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
This is the second complaint filed this year by the foundation, which alleges the university discriminates against conservative viewpoints.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleges
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That's part of a peculiar mindset that insists people with low incomes should not only be poor, but miserable.—
NEAL RUBIN,
Freep.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Because he was raised by his stoic killer-king father, Dek insists to Thia that things like cooperation and sensitivity and grief are signs of weakness — even though the evidence of such weakness was precisely the reason why his own father wanted Dek killed.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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The company also claims that the system is integrated with unique mission planning and sonar data analysis software designed to optimize the work and workload of operators.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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However, as of November 2025, Kipley claims she is no longer allowed to use her classroom to film pump-and-pour videos — despite only doing so when students aren't around.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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But, if the Supreme Court ultimately holds that the president additionally has broad and unfettered authority to impose tariffs through IEEPA in times of national emergency, as the executive branch contends, that could diminish or conflict with Congress’ tariff authority.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The petition contends that Wilson’s office did not acknowledge the use of AI in the Turner case, despite pointed questions on the topic from the judge.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Further, the city asserts, the study doesn’t address potential impacts on adjacent public parking lots.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Nov. 2025
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The company asserts that its pivotal Phase 3 studies, AURORA-1 and AURORA-2, demonstrated significant and sustained clinical benefit.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The administration maintains that the NCPC has jurisdiction over construction rather than demolition.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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According to AskUSDA, ground spices have a shorter shelf life compared to that of whole spices as the latter maintains its aroma and flavor longer.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Alleges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleges. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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