purportedly
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Unified complaint as a Delaware corporation purportedly based in Texas and founded on March 26, 2021.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
In recent years, Pyongyang has blown up roads and railways linking it with the South, and purportedly built barriers near the border.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Yet, as Joshua Douglas writes, Alito ignores any assessment of Congress’ “results” language in his purportedly textual analysis.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026
And then an image purportedly showing Neukgu trotting down a city street was widely circulated - leading authorities to expand their search beyond the zoo.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The most speculative option involved element 94, that purportedly hyperfissionable substance discovered in Lawrence’s laboratory.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing purportedly
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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The New Jim Crow
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