purported
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MeritServus then created a series of backdated documents which falsely purported to show that Kravin was only holding and investing the funds on behalf of its parent company in the BVI.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
One purported option involved taking a $12 million payment to stay publicly silent about the split.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Then on Sept. 20, Pyongyang said it had fired a pair of purported hypersonic missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Nathan is alleged to have instructed Case to write copy that would “follow along the lines of a purported ‘whistleblower’ narrative.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 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
