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"The government of Kenya cannot own my health data -- that's my private property. The government cannot purport to trade in my private property," he added.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

Avoid those who purport to guarantee the IRS will pay.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

Portfolio manager Matthew Tuttle says he was inspired to create the fund by videos that purport to show alien spacecraft moving across the skies in anomalous ways.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

It’s only rational to be angered by someone who isn’t who they say they are, who doesn’t uphold the values they purport to champion.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026

The series does not purport to be all-inclusive or the last word on class.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

A federal district judge, rejecting that contract provision, ruled last month that GEO Group must let health inspectors in, writing that “GEO’s new contract cannot preempt state law, even if it purports to.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

The platform purports to be the first prediction market of its kind, pricing county and city wildfire risk in real time.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026

There were demonstrations of a countertop mill for grinding wheat into homemade flour and a vibrating platform that purports to drain the lymphatic system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

One hyper-realistic AI video circulating on Elon Musk's platform X purports to show the pair laughing and drinking wine at a restaurant, with a voiceover claiming "they are on a date."

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

She added with an arch smile, “Perhaps the most arrogant ones. The Fairy Queen, of course, purports to rule them all.”

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

He said he was lured with an invitation to a purported meeting called by Rocha.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

The Times first contacted Median Strategies last week, seeking more details about the purported poll it claimed showed Bass leading Raman by 12 percentage points.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Its Wall of Receipts was a way of showing its purported savings in taxpayer money online.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Apple also requested an expedited discovery schedule in the case and alleged in a court filing that nearly a dozen other former employees may have been involved in the purported theft.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

The Long Count tracks time from a starting point, much as the Christian calendar begins with the purported birth date of Christ.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

It specifies no tax periods or matters, purporting instead to resolve “any and all claims,” forever, before agencies it does not even name.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

In many cases, according to the warning, the Chinese intelligence agents pose as representatives for legitimate-looking “cover” companies purporting to be outside of China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

She also worried about the legality of ads — such as one video purporting to be a Bass campaign ad — that put words in the mouth of computer-generated politicians.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

The 40-year-old unnamed man is accused of disrupting the search by creating and distributing a fake photo purporting to show Neukgu, the wolf, trotting down a road intersection.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

It was unsigned, but there were several clear references which made it plain that Bunny Corcoran, or someone purporting to be him, was the author.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt