purported
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The president got two things out of this purported settlement.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
Department of Homeland Security agent admitted the women had not actually published the purported victim’s address.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
When the vessel arrived in August, it needed repairs and its purported owners, Ahmed al-Masri and Semra al-Masri, were handling matters with the local shipping agent, an industry source said.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The exam board has also warned students that many purported exam paper leaks being shared on social media are fake, designed to exploit the exam stress students and their families are under.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Given its long miscegenation history—begun when Jan Van Riebeeck and his men, the first whites to settle South Africa, arrived in 1652 without wives—the city was purported to be a most liberal place.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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