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The group also slammed how authorities arrested some social media users and activists for purportedly inciting violence.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Just up the way, the old penitentiary building is famously open for tours and purportedly haunted.
—Idaho Statesman, 6 Oct. 2025
Photos and video purportedly showing Rivas Hernandez and Burke in close proximity have circulated on social media over the last few weeks, but police have not named Burke, or anyone, as a person of interest in the case.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
The pitching staff never put it together in the second half, with many of its purportedly reliable arms underperforming.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Just up the way, the old penitentiary building is famously open for tours and purportedly haunted.
—Idaho Statesman, 6 Oct. 2025
Photos and video purportedly showing Rivas Hernandez and Burke in close proximity have circulated on social media over the last few weeks, but police have not named Burke, or anyone, as a person of interest in the case.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
The pitching staff never put it together in the second half, with many of its purportedly reliable arms underperforming.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purportedly. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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