purport

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The lawsuit also points to more than $150m paid to Epstein by billionaire Leon Black, co-founder of Apollo Global, for "purported 'tax and estate planning advice'", via Black's Bank of America account.

From BBC

A group, known as the Handala Hack Team, shared Patel's purported resume and photos of him on its website on Friday along with a statement that says: "This is just our beginning."

From BBC

However, Warner’s bankers “could not find the purported deposit at J.P. Morgan,” according to the proxy.

From Los Angeles Times

Senior coroner Mutch added the "purported expertise" of untrained people posed a risk to all children where those unregulated services were used.

From BBC

The results followed a campaign during which videos purporting to show figures close to the Freedom party were caught discussing ways to circumvent lobbying rules or misuse public funds.

From The Wall Street Journal