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Instead, he has purported to federalize the National Guard under a lesser-known statute, 10 USC Section 12406.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2025

More recently the group has purported to have leaked source code from several big tech firms, including Microsoft, which on Tuesday confirmed that one of its accounts had been compromised.

From Reuters • Mar. 24, 2022

“Even with the measures ICE has purported to take to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in its facilities, immigration detention centers are a hotbed for spread of the virus,” the March 24 lawsuit says,

From Washington Times • Apr. 2, 2020

“What the president has purported to do is outside the scope of his authority,” said Navajo Nation Attorney General Ethel Branch, per the Washington Examiner.

From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2017

The cost savings and responsiveness benefits that EA has purported to deliver have been few and far between.

From Forbes • Jul. 11, 2014