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
Yet park rangers continued to cite Hubbard under that section, issuing two misdemeanor citations in May 2025, as well as a third that cited a different section of the ordinance, the most recent lawsuit alleges.
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Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The charge alleges a person knowingly defrauded another by using false or misleading information to obtain money, property, credit or a loan.
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Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
The suit also alleges that the fuel tanks pose a danger to residents.
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Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
The indictment, filed in the Middle District of Georgia, alleges the ring operated between Athens and Chicago to provide guns to gang members that have been linked to violence, including a Chicago murder.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
The lawsuit alleges Maduro established FAES in 2017 as a special tactical unit within Venezuela's National Bolivarian Police and later publicly defended the force despite criticism from the United Nations and other human rights organizations.
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Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 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
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
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The charge alleges a person knowingly defrauded another by using false or misleading information to obtain money, property, credit or a loan.
—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
The suit also alleges that the fuel tanks pose a danger to residents.
—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
The indictment, filed in the Middle District of Georgia, alleges the ring operated between Athens and Chicago to provide guns to gang members that have been linked to violence, including a Chicago murder.
—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
The lawsuit alleges Maduro established FAES in 2017 as a special tactical unit within Venezuela's National Bolivarian Police and later publicly defended the force despite criticism from the United Nations and other human rights organizations.
—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleges
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The group insists Yale must defend its lawful holistic admissions and educational leadership role.
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Rosa insists that her husband was unaware he would be sent to war.
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Now a controversial study claims that working from home worsened mental health.
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The video claims to show a FAB-500 aerial glide bomb destroying a UAV command post near Novopavlovka and a temporary deployment area in the Kherson region.
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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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Bradford asserts that clarifying and renegotiating these roles for shared ownership is paramount.
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Meanwhile, Kallmann asserts that his father, Hartmut, always maintained that the family art collection had been intact when the Nazi’s rose to power, and all the family’s belongings were stolen soon after.
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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 7 Jul. 2026.
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