purported
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Not all of them were what they were purported to be, but one, involving a Ghanaian, was genuine and it sparked huge concern once it started being shared in April.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Not long before McCarthy’s speech, the purported Russian spy Alger Hiss was convicted of perjury and atomic physicist Klaus Fuchs was unmasked as a Russian spy embedded in the Los Alamos atomic bomb laboratory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Inside the secretive lab shaping America’s retail landscape: At a Florida lab few have ever seen, a team of researchers is trying to stave off a purported epidemic of shoplifting.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Shortly after, while visiting Hank and Marjorie, she retrieved their mail, including the purported water-company letter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Eisenhower had considerably exaggerated the scientists’ purported accomplishment.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
