supposedly
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But when the US housing market took off in the later 1990s and derivatives again were used to package mortgages to sell to investors -- supposedly to dilute the risk -- the Fed sat back.
From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026
Word of the country’s natural grandeur and abundant resources seeped back east, and by the mid-1800s Manifest Destiny—the supposedly divinely ordained quest to expand across the whole continent—became a rallying cry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
Mostly it amounts to a ceasefire, with all the details punted to a 60-day period that will supposedly produce “the final deal.”
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026
The Tonopah Historic Mining Park is a big tourist attraction, along with the Clown Motel and other lodging establishments supposedly haunted by the ghosts of dead miners and other paranormal phenomena.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
He stared at the worksheet, supposedly remedial, and tried to wrap his mind around the shapes and angles.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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