purported
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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
Their purported benefits are largely anecdotal, but peptides are receiving endorsements from influencers, podcasters, alternative-medicine doctors, and even Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who has said he is a “big fan.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Nathan is alleged to have instructed Case to write copy that would “follow along the lines of a purported ‘whistleblower’ narrative.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Tenzing Norgay and other eminent Sherpas signed a petition demanding that the government of Nepal conduct an official inquiry of the purported ascent.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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