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Through interactions with local communities, the explorers learned of an abundant source of gum arabic in the region, purportedly equal in quality to that from the Levant.
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Erik Zou, JSTOR Daily, 25 Apr. 2025
During her 2024 trial, federal prosecutors said that Fiore raised over $70,000, purportedly for a statue honoring Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer Alyn Beck, who was killed in the line of duty in 2014.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
In addition to purportedly nailing down a cause, the NIH plans to create a registry to track Americans with autism and integrate that into the data, CBS News reported.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
According to Alexander, Anthony’s family never raised any money through GoFundMe, and the accounts on that platform that purportedly were for him were all frauds.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
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Erik Zou, JSTOR Daily, 25 Apr. 2025
During her 2024 trial, federal prosecutors said that Fiore raised over $70,000, purportedly for a statue honoring Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer Alyn Beck, who was killed in the line of duty in 2014.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
In addition to purportedly nailing down a cause, the NIH plans to create a registry to track Americans with autism and integrate that into the data, CBS News reported.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
According to Alexander, Anthony’s family never raised any money through GoFundMe, and the accounts on that platform that purportedly were for him were all frauds.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purportedly. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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