purported
Example Sentences
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Reuters first reported the hack on Patel’s Gmail, though they could not independently verify the leaked information, including Patel’s purported resume and personal pictures of him.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
Musk began around May 2022 to tweet about Twitter's purported issues with fake accounts, or "bots," and said the deal was "on hold" before announcing he wanted out of the deal entirely.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
“Cipriani did not come to Court to enforce some purported oral agreement. He came to complete a shakedown,” Shell said in his counterclaim.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
This purported to lift up former enslaved people, but the results were very mixed for other groups that were not white.
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026
Some of the reluctance may be a holdover from a long- dormant intellectual battle in which academics and activists squared off about the purported Haudenosaunee role in the U.S.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
