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 videos of vandalism have also surfaced on social media platforms.
From Reuters • Aug. 28, 2023
Purported emails published online by Wikiran, a website that solicits leaked documents from the Islamic Republic, suggest that cargo carried by the Niovi was sold on to firms in China without permission.
From Washington Times • Jun. 4, 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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