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Discover LudwigThe phrase "alleged characteristics" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing traits or features that are claimed or reported but not yet proven or confirmed.
Example: "The study focused on the alleged characteristics of the new species discovered in the rainforest."
Alternatives: "purported traits" or "claimed features".
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The alleged characteristics of the utility approach make it quite attractive as a measure of HRQOL independent of its usefulness in economic evaluation studies [ 8].
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The Anna Karenina characteristics include alleged appropriation of corporate opportunities and director exculpation in breach of fiduciary duty cases, as well as questions re collateral estoppel, and whether post-hoc adjustments to management's projections are permissible.
Typical of the criticisms levelled at the 'Ad-Grads' of the Seventies and Eighties was an alleged reliance on 'pack shots' - detailed close-ups characteristic of commercials but apparently unwelcome in the widescreen arena.
Specifically, this study focuses on the patterns of sexual violence with particular reference to: 1) characteristics of attacks including location, time of day, circumstances and alleged perpetrators; 2) demographic predictors of types of sexual violence; and 3) physical, psychological and social consequences according to the type of sexual violence experienced.
TMZ first reported that the Chicago-based pop singer Casey Dienel, aka White Hinterland, filed a lawsuit alleging that the "unique characteristics of the female vocal riff" off her 2014 hit "Ring The Bell" are identical to a sample in "Sorry".
The lawsuit alleged that she should have prevented the death, even though a defining characteristic of SIDS is that it occurs without warning.
Barbara Leaming alleged that Ford had an affair with Hepburn, and claims that many of the characteristics of Susan and David were based on Hepburn and Ford.
Carlos Castellanos Becerra, Michoacan's public safety secretary, alleged that Manuel Plancarte Gaspar was part of a cartel ring that would target people with certain characteristics, especially children, for kidnapping and harvesting organs.
Alex is investigating the alleged links between al-Qaeda and the Afghan Taliban and he has observed several network characteristics.
That alleged tolerance, once noted in mild rebukes of Mr. Singh's management style, threatens to become his defining characteristic as his second term as prime minister grinds to a close.
The protesters alleged sabotage.
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