purportedly
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The DOJ is purportedly seeking to charge the nonprofit with money laundering and obstruction.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
A separate mobile launcher fired tactical cruise missiles purportedly using AI-powered guided targeting.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Footage purportedly of Sunday's incident filmed by other zoogoers and shared on social media shows a person wearing a costume and carrying a stuffed toy jumping over a fence and into the monkey enclosure.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Unified complaint as a Delaware corporation purportedly based in Texas and founded on March 26, 2021.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
It fell to Ernest Lawrence, purportedly the only other witness to the conversation, to break the deadlock.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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