purported

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Most of the attacks have been claimed by a purported group called Hayi.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The purported investment group claimed its clientele included Bill Cosby and members of the Rockefeller family, according to published reports.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

He didn’t recall his own prior role in Unity, forming the company, or the purported fraud, which involved inflating the value of flipped mineral acreage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Some users also shared a video showing text appearing through the mission's official mascot as purported proof the flight was staged.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 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