ostensibly
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As unpleasant as his job might be at the moment, Harbaugh is ostensibly safe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Who is doing the most good when, ostensibly, everyone is trying to do the right thing, acting within their rights as parents or arms of the government?
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Calendar integration is one way that productivity trackers have gotten more advanced and, ostensibly, fairer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The rest ostensibly had children some other way, or chose not to have children at all.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Apparently, class has started without our knowing, because Mr. Applebaum, who is ostensibly teaching us precalculus but is mostly teaching me that pain and suffering must be endured stoically, says, "You feel what, Tiny?"
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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