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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 alleging
The lawsuit also accuses the MD-11 model and its CF-6 engines of having a troubling safety history, alleging that the aircraft has been linked to multiple catastrophic failures and ranks among the least reliable commercial planes still in service.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Last month, Berry’s family filed a lawsuit against the city of Sacramento and RT alleging wrongful death alleging the agency neglected to ensure the safety of their passengers.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Separately, Amnesty International published a detailed report earlier this year alleging that Chinese weapons, including AH4 howitzers, had been found in Darfur.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Also this week, a former paralegal was acquitted after hurling a sandwich at a federal agent in August; Sabzi, a deli in Cornwall, England, is alleging that author Yasmin Khan’s new cookbook with the same name is trademark infringement; and more.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
While county voters have previously rejected candidates who ran on culture war issues such as promoting book bans in schools or alleging election fraud, those who ran on platforms opposing zoning changes or apartment development had still found success at the polls in recent years.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Madrid’s official complaints to the Spanish government’s Higher Sports Council, alleging that La Liga did not have the competency to organise the Miami game within official regulations, sought to raise the possibility of Tebas being suspended from his position.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Billups, a Denver native who starred for the Nuggets during a long playing career, is charged in a separate indictment alleging a wide-ranging scheme to rig underground poker games that were backed by Mafia families, authorities said.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
Billups is charged in a separate indictment alleging a wide-ranging scheme to rig underground poker games that were backed by Mafia families, authorities said.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Last month, Berry’s family filed a lawsuit against the city of Sacramento and RT alleging wrongful death alleging the agency neglected to ensure the safety of their passengers.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Separately, Amnesty International published a detailed report earlier this year alleging that Chinese weapons, including AH4 howitzers, had been found in Darfur.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Also this week, a former paralegal was acquitted after hurling a sandwich at a federal agent in August; Sabzi, a deli in Cornwall, England, is alleging that author Yasmin Khan’s new cookbook with the same name is trademark infringement; and more.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
While county voters have previously rejected candidates who ran on culture war issues such as promoting book bans in schools or alleging election fraud, those who ran on platforms opposing zoning changes or apartment development had still found success at the polls in recent years.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Madrid’s official complaints to the Spanish government’s Higher Sports Council, alleging that La Liga did not have the competency to organise the Miami game within official regulations, sought to raise the possibility of Tebas being suspended from his position.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Billups, a Denver native who starred for the Nuggets during a long playing career, is charged in a separate indictment alleging a wide-ranging scheme to rig underground poker games that were backed by Mafia families, authorities said.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
Billups is charged in a separate indictment alleging a wide-ranging scheme to rig underground poker games that were backed by Mafia families, authorities said.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleging
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And while numbers vary, one former NBA player has even the biggest of rockstars beat, claiming to have slept with 20,000 women over the course of his life.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Investigators said in a press release that a driver called 911, claiming that someone had shot at his vehicle while driving along Highway 67 near Joe Wilson Road.—
Matthew Davisson,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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There’s nothing anti-tech about insisting that invention and fairness coexist.—
Gerard Scimeca,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Several tech players are already constructing private energy plants for their own use as part of their data center buildouts, so there is nothing radical about Democrats insisting on tying approvals for data centers to bearing the cost of enhancing the public grid.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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For years, Putin has been asserting a vision of a world divided by a few powerful men into spheres of influence.—
M. Gessen,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The mayor called on ICE agents to leave the city, asserting that federal immigration authorities were ripping families apart and sowing chaos on Minneapolis streets.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Blackhawks didn’t retain any salary in the deal but the playoff-contending Sharks still cleared up close to $3 million in cap space to help accommodate any possible additions via trade later this season.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Wearing a sleek black turtleneck, the actress is on a break between industry Q&A panels for her Oscar-contending film, Song Sung Blue, running on what seems to be a campaign adrenaline rush.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Alleging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleging. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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