purportedly
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Proceeds from the loans made by the insurers passed through entities purportedly controlled by each of these firms before being used to fund other Walter-linked businesses, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
All of the regimens surrounding Maddie and her illness are purportedly designed to be easily accessible for healthy, honest living.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Once you respond by calling a number purportedly provided by Robinhood, you have proven that you are a real live human being, and that makes you and your phone number a target.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Hours later, Delcy Rodríguez posted a video on X, purportedly showing the rescue of the second 11-year-old boy in the town of Caraballeda.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
They released this absolutely fantastic album called In the Aeroplane Over the Sea in 1998 and haven't been heard from since, purportedly because their lead singer lives in a cave in New Zealand.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
Vocabulary lists containing purportedly
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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