reputedly

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He invested in and then reputedly conned the 1980s rich-kids “Billionaire Boys Club” private-school students’ investment group.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

Local resident Ian Bishop, described by Miller as a “man of mystery,” reputedly uses water from his well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

Born Terry Gene Bollea, he started his career in Florida in the 1970s and reputedly gained the "Hulk" nickname after towering over The Incredible Hulk actor Lou Ferrigno on a local TV show.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

Of the roughly 20 million books in Harvard University’s libraries, one has long exerted a unique dark fascination, not for its contents, but for the material it was reputedly bound in: human skin.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2024

The Golden Company was reputedly the finest of the free companies, founded a century ago by Bittersteel, a bastard son of Aegon the Unworthy.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin