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How ironic that social media is the new breeding ground for the kind of toxicity that the people mining Panettiere’s death for views purport to abhor.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

"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

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

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

“Postmodernism purports that there are no objective truths, other than this one objective truth—that there are no objective truths.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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

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

One post on Facebook last week, for instance, purports to be written by historian Heather Cox Richardson.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 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

The purported poll by Median Strategies, reported in the California Post and touted on social media by Mayor Bass last week, was later exposed as a sham by The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

"Gomez purported ‌to ⁠sign a contract obligating her to perform and then ignored it," the lawsuit claims.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 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

That distinction illustrates how Paoletta’s contribution is less about purported legal principles and more about legal authorities’ ability to operationalize the broader Vought agenda.

From Slate ● 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

However, there was an intriguing postscript when the ball itself - or at least one purporting to be so, which was authenticated by Sobers - was sold at auction by Christie's for £26,400.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

In December 2020, a video purporting to show a person flying with a jetpack was captured by people taking part in an instructional flight out of Torrance airport.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 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

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