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The Securities and Exchange Commission has stepped up its examinations of firms behind so-called special purpose vehicles that purport to offer exposure to private company investments, Corrie Driebusch reports in an exclusive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

"The government of Kenya cannot own my health data -- that's my private property. The government cannot purport to trade in my private property," he added.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

Avoid those who purport to guarantee the IRS will pay.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

It’s only rational to be angered by someone who isn’t who they say they are, who doesn’t uphold the values they purport to champion.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026

The series does not purport to be all-inclusive or the last word on class.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

The Senate’s Clarity Act purports to close this loophole.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The platform purports to be the first prediction market of its kind, pricing county and city wildfire risk in real time.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026

As it happens, Hegseth wasn’t alone in offending the entire Western world, which he purports to revere.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026

One hyper-realistic AI video circulating on Elon Musk's platform X purports to show the pair laughing and drinking wine at a restaurant, with a voiceover claiming "they are on a date."

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

And how do I know she is what she purports to be?

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

But doctors are skeptical, saying stronger evidence is needed, ideally from randomized and placebo-controlled clinical trials, to make the case that the purported benefits are real.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

And it held that the “equitable factors”—that is, the burden on election administrators and the voting public—outweighed the government’s purported interest in stopping voter fraud.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

Sher voted against 1986 legislation that purported to open the way for a shrimp processing facility in West Sacramento.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

By requiring nonprofits to disclose only whether someone on staff has been found liable for wrongdoing, the purported regulation under consideration only hooks onto individuals’ conduct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Court records showed, for instance, that Burt had stolen money that Bigheart had intended for Vaughan, even though Burt purported to be Vaughan’s close friend.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

A BBC Wales investigation found dozens of traders received professional-looking emails purporting to be from festivals with any requests for money only coming after multiple emails are exchanged.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Then came illustrated guides purporting to explain how an anxious shopper might distinguish horse meat from cow meat by color, texture, fat and smell.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

It specifies no tax periods or matters, purporting instead to resolve “any and all claims,” forever, before agencies it does not even name.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

In December 2020, a video purporting to show a person flying with a jetpack was captured by people taking part in an instructional flight out of Torrance airport.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

It was unsigned, but there were several clear references which made it plain that Bunny Corcoran, or someone purporting to be him, was the author.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt