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While the Metro Nashville Council Women’s Caucus ramps up efforts to learn more about a purportedly toxic workplace culture inside the Davidson County Department of Emergency Communications, the board managing Nashville's 911 service is backing the department's leader.
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Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
Those are all purportedly common user suggestions from existing Fitbit customers.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 20 Aug. 2025
Now, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — who was not invited to this summit purportedly discussing his country’s future, nearly four years after Putin’s unprovoked all-out invasion — is headed to the White House for a meeting tomorrow.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
Although many antifa chapters have the hallmarks of a criminal enterprise, antifa’s anonymous and seemingly amorphous nature raises questions regarding whether a diffuse, purportedly leaderless movement can be criminally charged under federal racketeering and conspiracy law.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
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Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
Those are all purportedly common user suggestions from existing Fitbit customers.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 20 Aug. 2025
Now, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — who was not invited to this summit purportedly discussing his country’s future, nearly four years after Putin’s unprovoked all-out invasion — is headed to the White House for a meeting tomorrow.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
Although many antifa chapters have the hallmarks of a criminal enterprise, antifa’s anonymous and seemingly amorphous nature raises questions regarding whether a diffuse, purportedly leaderless movement can be criminally charged under federal racketeering and conspiracy law.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purportedly. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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