purport
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Avoid those who purport to guarantee the IRS will pay.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Huey, the Naples, Fla.-based financial adviser, said he remains deeply skeptical of synthetic products like tokens that purport to reflect the returns of private firms.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
It’s only rational to be angered by someone who isn’t who they say they are, who doesn’t uphold the values they purport to champion.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
They were pictured together at elite events in the 1990s, and photos published by CNN purport to show Epstein in attendance at Trump's wedding to then-wife Marla Maples.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
I did not hear of this charade until the next day, and did not understand its purport; rather thinking it a pleasant interlude from the more brutal games of the Sons of Liberty.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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