putative
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As the putative front runner, Braintree MP and former home secretary and foreign secretary James Cleverly has been working the conference circuit very hard.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Other simultaneous downloads swept up episodes of “The Big Bang Theory” and “Ted Lasso” out of order, though a putative human user would probably have downloaded them sequentially.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
The stakes for the putative peace agreement are immense, however, and underlined by Goldman’s warning of how the oil price could perform, should the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz persist.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
In India, the unexpected pummeling by a putative partner has led to anger and soul-searching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
Lawrence, for his part, was inclined to call Teller’s bluff, for his putative partner was already proving entirely too fractious for his taste.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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