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Recent Examples of purportedly
Hours before the hearing was set to begin, the GOP-run committee released a report alleging Walz and Ellison knew about credible fraud concerns years ago and didn’t act on them, despite their assertions otherwise, purportedly costing taxpayers billions.
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Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
Viewers reacted with skepticism (and some laughter) to a video of Kempczinski purportedly trying the Big Arch for the first time.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent research has also shown that individuals can be identified by today’s AI systems, even if the underlying data has purportedly been anonymized.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
Hospital and state records show those claims were false, and that Adams submitted fraudulent letters of recommendation purportedly from Cleveland doctors.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Mar. 2026
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Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
Viewers reacted with skepticism (and some laughter) to a video of Kempczinski purportedly trying the Big Arch for the first time.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent research has also shown that individuals can be identified by today’s AI systems, even if the underlying data has purportedly been anonymized.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
Hospital and state records show those claims were false, and that Adams submitted fraudulent letters of recommendation purportedly from Cleveland doctors.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purportedly
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After telling Reynolds’ son, who had been standing at the table, to sit down, Odeh allegedly took his bag of chips, gave them back and then later threw them in the trash, according to the prosecutor.—
Hope Moses,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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In several incidents, officers said Peet Viljoen distracted employees while Melany Viljoen allegedly carried out the thefts at the self-checkout.—
Skyler Shepard,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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Pournouri had alleged that a Netflix documentary two years before the 2018 death of the DJ, whose real name is Tim Bergling, and two posthumously released books defamed him, violating a 2016 agreement that supposedly prevented Bergling from speaking about their partnership.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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And when the British army brought their trench coats to the continent, they were kitted out in military features like shoulder epaulettes for indicating rank insignia and metal D-rings that could hold maps, swords (and supposedly) grenades.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2026
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The fuse was apparently connected to an M80-type firework, according to CBS News.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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And also for Iran itself, where the regime is apparently still in charge of the armed forces even with the successful actions by the Israelis and the Americans.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Iran has reportedly begun laying mines in the crucial maritime trade route and UK authorities said three ships off Iran’s coast were hit by projectiles, while US forces reported destroying 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Video released by Iranian media shows what appears to be a Tomahawk cruise missile strike near an Iranian school where up to 175 people were reportedly killed, most of them school-age girls.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Seahawks won it all with a quarterback many people had given up on, a 31-year-old receiver whose best years ostensibly were behind him, and a defensive end from the Dallas Cowboys who had played in just four games the year before.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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His statement was debated on the airwaves and online, and covered in outlets ranging from TMZ to The Hill, a website ostensibly devoted to Beltway politics.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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This beautiful—and reputedly very haunted—hotel has been around since the 17th century and was originally a home for Cistercian monks before it was taken over by a wealthy merchant as his personal estate.—
Timothy Latterner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Feb. 2026
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The tank, introduced in 1980, reputedly performs poorly in rain and fog, and is vulnerable to cheap hobby drones fitted with explosive charges.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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One passage depicts the Bonnie-and-Clyde-like notoriety of Frank and the Bride, leading ordinary women to adopt her wild hairdo and goth makeup (including what are evidently meant to be burns on her mouth and tongue from all that electricity).—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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In the ensuing mayhem, Ahmadinejad and his family evidently escaped their home and went underground.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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The eerie male voice then read a seemingly random string of numbers.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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On many tables was a seasonal Dungeness crab dish with green-garlic butter, and seemingly on every single table were those butter beans with greens (for tonight, Caraflex cabbage).—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purportedly. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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