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Boulder County’s lawsuit is not some novel attempt by a municipality to regulate greenhouse emissions around the world, and it does not purport to control any activity outside of its borders.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

Therapists and “estrangement coaches” have produced a new wave of paid offerings, from books and podcasts to support groups and Zoom consultations, that purport to help both parents and adult children navigate a cutoff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

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

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

The attorney said the court filing "purports to charge Mr Comey with crimes that he did not commit".

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

“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

And how do I know she is what she purports to be?

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Investigators searched Von Ferdinand’s property in August 2026 and found the marriage license, which purported to marry Von Ferdinand and Jett in May 2024, which was signed and notarized after her death.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

MeritServus signed and backdated documents which falsely purported to show the BVI company had owned the $10bn fortune since 20 November 2003.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

One purported option involved taking a $12 million payment to stay publicly silent about the split.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Rush also "fabricated a separate purported sensitive government activity to justify the acquisition of the gold bars."

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Then he read the purported year of the bottle’s nativity and softly repeated his first words.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

The letter arrived with a thumb drive purporting to contain the list of voters in question, and a handwritten note providing the password.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Hellmich had "used forged documents and a false email address" purporting to belong to Campbell, the tribunal ruled.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

BBC Your Voice has since received an image purporting to show the moment five men were arrested.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The allegations stemmed from a video, which aired on Britain’s Channel 4 News on Thursday, that showed Farage and two senior aides meeting with men purporting to arrange political donations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 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