purported

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Reuters first reported the hack on Patel’s Gmail, though they could not independently verify the leaked information, including Patel’s purported resume and personal pictures of him.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Musk began around May 2022 to tweet about Twitter's purported issues with fake accounts, or "bots," and said the deal was "on hold" before announcing he wanted out of the deal entirely.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

That purported healing is taking place at “Free Spirits Wellness Center,” a mock-up clinic led by Sting dedicated to advance physiological and cognitive expansion for people working under intense pressure.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

This purported to lift up former enslaved people, but the results were very mixed for other groups that were not white.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

Given its long miscegenation history—begun when Jan Van Riebeeck and his men, the first whites to settle South Africa, arrived in 1652 without wives—the city was purported to be a most liberal place.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane