ostensibly
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Ostensibly, the Justice Department is investigating whether Mr. Powell deceived Congress last summer in testimony related to cost overruns on the renovation of two Fed office buildings in Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
Ostensibly the parade marks 80 years of Japan's surrender in the war, and China's victory against an occupying force.
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025
Ostensibly concerning the life and times of Nick Shay, a waste-management executive, the 827-page novel encompasses mob hits, CIA schemes, the machinations of the art world and much more.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
Ostensibly, the grilling, which was billed simply as “A Hearing with Anthony Fauci,” was the culmination of the committee’s 15-month inquiry into the origins of the virus and the public health response.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024
Ostensibly, they’re to prevent us from walking right up to the fence and getting electrocuted, but there’s space between them to slip by, and they’re only hip-high.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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