putatively
- a word derived from putative.
Example Sentences
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The planet’s brashest sport had arrived at what is putatively “The People’s House” to deliver a night of branded mayhem to the head of state, like gladiators bequeathed to an emperor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Indeed, the current percentage is likely to rise further if the roughly $1 trillion in AI-related capex putatively committed through 2026-27 by the so-called hyperscalers comes to pass, he adds.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 9, 2026
This proposal generated cavils in the chattering classes that it would drive home prices up to absorb the $25,000 grant, putatively keeping homes out of the reach of the beneficiaries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
Meanwhile, scuba diving vessel behavior in the lobster scenario, in which vessels were putatively engaged largely in recreational lobster fishing, showed quite different patterns.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2023
A year before, Frost might have done one billion-dollar deal each month; now he was doing twenty, all of them insuring putatively diversified piles of consumer loans.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
