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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
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.
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Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Hours before the court filing alleging a possible violation of the judge’s order, Bovino defended federal agents’ conduct in the Chicago area during an interview with CBS News.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 24 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
The Operation Noting But Bet indictment mentions both games Porter pulled out of, alleging that one of Porter's conspirators gave the information to defendants named in the indictment to place bets.
—Dan Gallo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
In addition, Meyerson sued Ozer in New York State Court this year, alleging he was never paid his salary or signing bonus.
—Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 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
Matthew and Maria Raine first filed suit against OpenAI in August, alleging that ChatGPT had encouraged their 16-year-old son to take his own life.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Towers claimed election misconduct and fraud in the 2021 general election, alleging wrongdoing by the Unified Government of Wyandotte County, among other entities.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Hours before the court filing alleging a possible violation of the judge’s order, Bovino defended federal agents’ conduct in the Chicago area during an interview with CBS News.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 24 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
The Operation Noting But Bet indictment mentions both games Porter pulled out of, alleging that one of Porter's conspirators gave the information to defendants named in the indictment to place bets.
—Dan Gallo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
In addition, Meyerson sued Ozer in New York State Court this year, alleging he was never paid his salary or signing bonus.
—Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 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
Matthew and Maria Raine first filed suit against OpenAI in August, alleging that ChatGPT had encouraged their 16-year-old son to take his own life.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Towers claimed election misconduct and fraud in the 2021 general election, alleging wrongdoing by the Unified Government of Wyandotte County, among other entities.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleging
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Second, the large amplitudes of the gravitational waves needed to generate the events that Weber was claiming a detection of would provide more energy than could possibly cosmically exist in any-and-all forms of radiation combined; the Universe as a whole ruled his interpretation out.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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Orbán, however, denied this, claiming that the Croatian government would need to enlarge the pipeline to meet Hungary’s needs.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The video of Beverly insisting on snuggling into Jeremy’s lap melted hearts across Instagram.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Theatrical worthiness is a recurring theme, with audiences insisting this arc had to be a movie.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Cheney played a central role in shaping the Bush administration’s case for war in Iraq, repeatedly asserting that Saddam Hussein had ties to al-Qaeda and weapons of mass destruction.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Violence is for getting your way; for asserting your existence as an individual or a group; for venting torrential feeling; for sadistic pleasure.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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His extraordinary journey from utter isolation to human connection is revealed in the Oscar-contending documentary Ghost Boy, directed by Rodney Ascher (Room 237, A Glitch in the Matrix), winner of the Audience Award at SXSW in the Visions category.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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But the tariffs spooked American businesses, prompting a court challenge, contending that the president had exceeded his authority in imposing the tariffs.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Alleging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleging. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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