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purport

[per-pawrt, -pohrt, pur-pawrt, -pohrt, pur-pawrt, -pohrt] / pərˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt, ˈpɜr pɔrt, -poʊrt, ˈpɜr pɔrt, -poʊrt /




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Huey, the Naples, Fla.-based financial adviser, said he remains deeply skeptical of synthetic products like tokens that purport to reflect the returns of private firms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

He wrote what he thought “each speaker is most likely to have needed to say” within “the overall purport of the speech as actually delivered.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

They were pictured together at elite events in the 1990s, and photos published by CNN purport to show Epstein in attendance at Trump's wedding to then-wife Marla Maples.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

Anderson doesn’t purport to have the answers, only a new way to read life’s instructions.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2025

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

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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