purport
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AIs that purport to form a human relationship should be held under a fiduciary duty, with the companies behind them liable for heavy damages if it’s violated.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 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
Yet the resulting ambiguity risks reinforcing the very problem the guidelines purport to solve: public distrust of expert guidance.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026
He wrote what he thought “each speaker is most likely to have needed to say” within “the overall purport of the speech as actually delivered.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
The series does not purport to be all-inclusive or the last word on class.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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