purported
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Purported victims who are dead, or whose claims have been proved false, are nonetheless removed from the released files.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Purported wisdom from George Clooney, for example, was covered as if he is an esteemed tenured professor of American presidential history.
From Salon • Jul. 17, 2024
Purported minutes leaked earlier this year of a meeting between Shamkhani and raking Revolutionary Guard officials rekindled corruption accusations against him, including over real estate and shipping deals tied to his family.
From Washington Times • May 22, 2023
"Based on the foregoing, the Purported 2016 Amendment should be deemed invalid and the Trust, as amended and completely restated in 2010 is the controlling and authoritative document and its terms administered," the petition reads.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2023
Purported to have been dictates by Ralph Waldo Emerson, clairaudiently received by Helen Wells. © 29Oct33; AA132183.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1961 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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