supposed
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Tigers were supposed to start arriving in 2024.
From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026
Menu labels are supposed to help people make better food choices, but almost half the foods we tested with salt labels contained more salt than declared.
From Science Daily • Jul. 7, 2026
The waiver was supposed to be in place for two months and could then have been extended.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
Keen eight-year-old fan Wren was not supposed to be up for England's late-night fixture, but mum Jess Clark told the BBC she couldn't resist waking him to celebrate.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026
I supposed Ma thought that if my disgrace came out, the Wong family might still accept me.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Vocabulary lists containing supposed
Words That Could Go Either Way: Synonyms for "Maybe"
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Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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