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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

The Securities and Exchange Commission has stepped up its examinations of firms behind so-called special purpose vehicles that purport to offer exposure to private company investments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 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 Truth Social post purports to show the US president saluting beside his Chinese counterpart, with Xi's Air China aircraft forming the backdrop and a military jet soaring overhead.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

A federal district judge, rejecting that contract provision, ruled last month that GEO Group must let health inspectors in, writing that “GEO’s new contract cannot preempt state law, even if it purports to.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

The Senate’s Clarity Act purports to close this loophole.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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

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

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

Edwin Díaz, the Dodgers’ purported closer, had a disastrous, injury-marred first season with the team — or he was having one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

The Olmec’s purported mysteriousness is related to their emergence.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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

A grainy image purporting to show the moment of arrest shows five men sitting on the ground, shirtless and in handcuffs under guard by police officers.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Two people purporting to be from the auction house Phillips showed up at the Perlmans’ home with business cards to reassure them the works were genuine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 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