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Oh, also, Leonard is hurt again after purportedly coming into the season fully healthy.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2025
Researchers at NewsGuard, a firm that tracks online misinformation, identified several popular accounts — purportedly run by Americans interested in politics – that instead were based in Eastern Europe, Asia or Africa.
—Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
High-profile right-wing accounts that previously served as yes-men for Musk—such as Ian Miles Cheong, a Malaysian who purportedly lives in the United Arab Emirates and posts incessant, racist drivel about American politics—have melted down over the platform’s decision to dox users.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
These tools lay undisturbed for millennia in sand deposits from an ancient landmass known as Thorney Island, which purportedly supported prehistoric communities, placing the foundation of the Parliament site much further back in time.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2025
Researchers at NewsGuard, a firm that tracks online misinformation, identified several popular accounts — purportedly run by Americans interested in politics – that instead were based in Eastern Europe, Asia or Africa.
—Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
High-profile right-wing accounts that previously served as yes-men for Musk—such as Ian Miles Cheong, a Malaysian who purportedly lives in the United Arab Emirates and posts incessant, racist drivel about American politics—have melted down over the platform’s decision to dox users.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
These tools lay undisturbed for millennia in sand deposits from an ancient landmass known as Thorney Island, which purportedly supported prehistoric communities, placing the foundation of the Parliament site much further back in time.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purportedly. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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