supposedly
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Their generation now heads the companies paying consultants to explain why Gen Z won’t work as hard as they supposedly did.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
So supposedly loaded were the Super Bowl-favorite Rams, they earned four prime-time appearances in their first five games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
"One day we were playing and this friend just mentioned off-handedly that there was a game that supposedly had never been finished and takes up to 1,500 hours," Purcell says.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
"The surprise that a supposedly quiet, discless system could drive such a spectacular nebula was one of those rare 'wow' moments," says Scaringi.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
“She was an illusion, and all the tech magic she supposedly performed was actually Dylan here.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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