as in to insist
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 allege
However, the crypto-community alleges Bouhanna is the high-profiting trader, who unfairly benefited from his network at Sotheby’s to stoke attention and add value to the coin.
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Rappaport alleges that those tags and price slashing depictions influence consumers’ perception of what the goods are worth because they are affected by fake price comparison.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
The complaint alleges that Combs wanted to meet the boy in his hotel room and the child was dropped off by a consultant his parents had hired.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The Concert Investor team alleged that the SBA unfairly altered the definition and moved the goal posts after the fact.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Rappaport alleges that those tags and price slashing depictions influence consumers’ perception of what the goods are worth because they are affected by fake price comparison.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
The complaint alleges that Combs wanted to meet the boy in his hotel room and the child was dropped off by a consultant his parents had hired.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The Concert Investor team alleged that the SBA unfairly altered the definition and moved the goal posts after the fact.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Despite Jesse Palmer’s suspicions, Jonathan insists he’s never done a striptease professionally.Alice Burton, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Brancato’s ready to order a tactical pause, but Acting President Duke Nukem insists on moving forward with the attack.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Israeli government claims its current operations in Lebanon achieve exactly these goals.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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SpaceX claims all the company’s launches are a military, national-security necessity and thus exempt from California scrutiny.Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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He's struggled with injuries over the last few seasons, but will now look to contribute on a top contending team.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The state and private plaintiffs contend the map was not predominantly motivated by race and instead a desire to protect certain incumbents.Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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Avoid the temptation to micromanage and assert control to mitigate this risk.Don Yaeger, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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While Venu’s backers have promoted the service as being something new, the lower court asserted that the concept was actually not new, and was also merely an aggregation of 15 linear network feeds.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Allege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allege. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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