supposedly

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Monday’s game offered yet another example of how the team that supposedly is ruining baseball is fattening the wallets of the league’s other 29 teams.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Consumer advocates have been calling for something similar to IRS Direct File for decades, pointing with exasperation to supposedly forward-thinking European countries like the Netherlands, where tax filing is automatic and painless.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Proponents say this is the future of entertainment – supposedly more immersive, more experiential.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Investors are turning skeptical of private equity and loans premised on supposedly predictable results.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Tata Daniel asked them what kind of tree Susanna was supposedly standing under when she met this man in the garden.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver