suppose
Example Sentences
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These active licences show the supposed breadth of Greenland's mineral assets.
From Barron's
In one TV interview, a teary-eyed Tim said that “Sam was flying just the way he was supposed to.”
If that was what this was supposed to be, it would rightly be judged a spectacular failure because no one of rank followed his example.
From BBC
Only a few weeks after April's disappearance, Hazel gave birth to her daughter Amelia - a moment supposed to be joyful was instead tangled in grief.
From BBC
The core finding was that the industry had built systems serving agents at the expense of the clients they were supposed to represent.
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