apparently
adverb
ap·par·ent·ly
ə-ˈper-ənt-lē 
-ˈpa-rənt
: it seems apparent
—used to describe something that appears to be true based on what is known
an apparently happy marriage
The window had apparently been forced open.
Apparently, we're supposed to wait here.
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Detectives also discovered a video that apparently showed Mills in the process of AirDropping the explicit photos from the man's laptop, according to the complaint.
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2024
There is, apparently, little to be done, nor even any familiar language of protest to draw on.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
This in theory would mean such people would be easier to deport from France, an issue that is highly disputed in French politics, with some arguing - with apparently scant evidence - that there are over a half million people still living in France under a deportation order.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Elsewhere, Natives who retained allotments with federal trust status were apparently protected from that threat.
—Daniel Mandell / Made By History, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2024
There is, apparently, little to be done, nor even any familiar language of protest to draw on.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
This in theory would mean such people would be easier to deport from France, an issue that is highly disputed in French politics, with some arguing - with apparently scant evidence - that there are over a half million people still living in France under a deportation order.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Elsewhere, Natives who retained allotments with federal trust status were apparently protected from that threat.
—Daniel Mandell / Made By History, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
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apparently
adverb
ap·par·ent·ly
ə-ˈpar-ənt-lē
-ˈper-
: it seems apparent : evidently
the door had apparently been forced open
apparently, we're supposed to wait here
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