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Recent Examples of purportedly
And so what commenced was effectively oligarchs’ purchasing independent media outlets in bulk and then donating those outlets to a purportedly independent foundation called KESMA, and on the board of KESMA are all of the Fidesz party loyalists.
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Lulu Garcia-Navarro, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
And a letter, purportedly written by Erik Menendez to his cousin, Andy Cano, eight months before the murders, could support some of the latter's trial testimony about Jose Menendez.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
In 2018, then-President Trump signed a right-to-try law that purportedly gave victims of terminal diseases access to experimental treatments that might save them.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The switch was purportedly pitched to Acosta to assist in the move of Wolf Blitzer from primetime to morning slots.
—Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Jan. 2025
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Lulu Garcia-Navarro, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
And a letter, purportedly written by Erik Menendez to his cousin, Andy Cano, eight months before the murders, could support some of the latter's trial testimony about Jose Menendez.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
In 2018, then-President Trump signed a right-to-try law that purportedly gave victims of terminal diseases access to experimental treatments that might save them.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The switch was purportedly pitched to Acosta to assist in the move of Wolf Blitzer from primetime to morning slots.
—Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purportedly
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There is lots of other speculation, including, famously, by President Trump, who blamed the Federal Aviation Administration for supposedly hiring incompetents, under a diversity-equity-and-inclusion policy.—
Matthew L. Wald,
The New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2025
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The reporters of our media are supposedly exhausted by the frenetic pace of Trump’s presidency.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Feb. 2025
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But during Super Bowl LIX, and with President Donald Trump apparently planning to attend on Sunday, the NFL might be making another kind of statement on the Caesars Superdome field itself.—
Jeremy Engle,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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Christy Merrick, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Siri needs a facelift Apple has apparently been riding the do-nothing train for 14 years.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
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Eagles owner Jeffery Lurie, a Boston native and fervent Boston sports fan, is reportedly in the running to buy the Celtics, per The Ringer's Bill Simmons.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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Receiver Jeremiah Smith was reportedly offered an NIL deal worth more than $4.5 million to enter the transfer portal to leave Ohio State.—
Matt Murschel,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Jan. 2025
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The operation — which Trump turned into a temporary federal agency through an executive order — is ostensibly aimed at reducing federal bureaucracy.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Although Trump's tariff threat hinged ostensibly on concerns about drug trafficking, the delivery of the National Guard to the border will have undoubtedly satisfied his need to appear tough on immigration.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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This sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 epic substitutes the brother emperors Caracalla and Geta for the original’s Commodus, modeling them not only on him, but on a host of Rome’s other reputedly bloodthirsty despots like Caligula, Nero, and Domitian.—
Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made by History,
TIME,
20 Dec. 2024
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There is the scary modernist Schoenberg — inventor of the 12-tone system, replacing traditional harmony with the democratic notion that all notes are equal — who reputedly drives audiences away.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Dec. 2024
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Those four are evidently Flick’s favourites, but Barca have a wealth of other options, not least Frenkie de Jong.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Editor’s picks The World War II wordplay was evidently a bridge too far for Greenblatt after the ADL had gone to bat for Musk in a statement on the inauguration salute that was widely seen as an abdication of the nonprofit’s exact purpose.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
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Anderson was killed in a seemingly unrelated shooting in 1998.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Packed with cutting-edge capabilities and developed on a seemingly tiny budget, DeepSeek’s R1 is prompting talk of an impending upheaval in the tech industry.—
Will Knight,
WIRED,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purportedly. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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