ostensibly
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Ostensibly there to exercise, the women were also carrying a message on their backs -- a call to maintain the "existing residential area" along the Red River.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
Ostensibly, it’s a formative experience for wee Cathy and Heathcliff, who will soon cling together in a cold house.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
Ostensibly, this was simply a tea party; in reality, it brought together like-minded souls who had known one another since the prewar era.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
Ostensibly, "Orphan X" is a series of novels about an ex-government assassin who saves people in a bad spot.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024
Ostensibly we were still an elderly watchmaker living with his two spinster daughters above his tiny shop.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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