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Other founders of Crooked Beverage received a letter, purportedly from Madel, saying that the court order against Schenk would not adversely affect their business.
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Riley Moser, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Memos found on a senior defense official’s phone purportedly reveal plans by former president Yoon Suk Yeol and two other senior defense officials to aggravate Kim Jong Un enough to justify a shocking late-night military control order issued last December.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
Falling for the ruse, Golyar forwarded the investigative team messages purportedly from Flora, rife with details about Farver's murder.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
Aside from the now-pedestrian ability to count steps, the watches purportedly can spot possible atrial fibrillation (an irregular heart rhythm) and sleep apnea.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
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Riley Moser, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Memos found on a senior defense official’s phone purportedly reveal plans by former president Yoon Suk Yeol and two other senior defense officials to aggravate Kim Jong Un enough to justify a shocking late-night military control order issued last December.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
Falling for the ruse, Golyar forwarded the investigative team messages purportedly from Flora, rife with details about Farver's murder.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
Aside from the now-pedestrian ability to count steps, the watches purportedly can spot possible atrial fibrillation (an irregular heart rhythm) and sleep apnea.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purportedly. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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