purport

"The government of Kenya cannot own my health data -- that's my private property. The government cannot purport to trade in my private property," he added.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

Avoid those who purport to guarantee the IRS will pay.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

Many Christians seem to be engaging with apps that purport to preach the faith.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Nor did the Supreme Court in Kennedy purport to overturn every decision that relied on Lemon; to the contrary, it expressly acknowledged and distinguished several such cases as good law.

From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026

The series does not purport to be all-inclusive or the last word on class.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

The film purports to show how socioeconomic inequality is a result of “the cultural pendulum swinging too far towards revering things we consider ‘masculine,’ like individualism, power, and money,” according to the nonprofit’s website.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

One hyper-realistic AI video circulating on Elon Musk's platform X purports to show the pair laughing and drinking wine at a restaurant, with a voiceover claiming "they are on a date."

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

The "Great British People" Facebook page, which purports to be from Yorkshire, has had 1.3 million views for its latest video of an elderly white British man crying about his pension.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

The film is, by all measures, the studio’s first foray into the Hollywood-adjacent territory it purports to rally against.

From Salon ● May 3, 2026

She added with an arch smile, “Perhaps the most arrogant ones. The Fairy Queen, of course, purports to rule them all.”

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

Some grants, the NIH confessed, appeared on a list provided by DOGE, the purported budget-cutting department headed by Elon Musk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Jones purported to be a Russia and Eurasia specialist with links to prominent Washington think tanks and policy circles.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

An image widely circulated online in Thailand purported to show Macron kneeling as he presented the awards.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

As forensic testing of the purported will begins, the fight for the tech executive’s legacy harks back to a contested will for billionaire Howard Hughes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Eisenhower had considerably exaggerated the scientists’ purported accomplishment.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

However, there was an intriguing postscript when the ball itself - or at least one purporting to be so, which was authenticated by Sobers - was sold at auction by Christie's for £26,400.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

The attacks work by sending messages purporting to come from Signal support, like fake security alerts or invites to join group chats.

From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026

The 40-year-old unnamed man is accused of disrupting the search by creating and distributing a fake photo purporting to show Neukgu, the wolf, trotting down a road intersection.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

The company, which has been publishing analyses of the two carriers’ movements since at least last year, continued to post satellite imagery and maps purporting to show the warships’ locations since the Iran war began.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

It was unsigned, but there were several clear references which made it plain that Bunny Corcoran, or someone purporting to be him, was the author.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt