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supposedly

[suh-poh-zid-lee] / səˈpoʊ zɪd li /


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This surprises many on Wall Street, since AI models supposedly are getting more sophisticated and less prone to hallucinations.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Given how important this goal is, supposedly, we should ask whether competitive imbalance really is a problem for Major League Baseball.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

This is a player who inherited the Tugboat moniker in his youth because he supposedly looked like a small, seafaring vessel while lumbering around the bases.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Haberman and Swan reported for the New York Times in 2024 that Harp had supposedly written in a letter to Trump: "You are all that matters to me."

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

The magnitude of the misunderstanding shocked him: These supposedly diversified piles of consumer loans now consisted almost entirely of U.S. subprime mortgages.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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