supposed
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Although the performance was supposed to be phone-free, video clips of the show were leaked on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
The Spirit deal was supposed to be part of Boeing’s comeback story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
The truck’s windows were supposed to be bulletproof, lending the thing a postapocalyptic vibe, but they embarrassingly cracked during the Cybertruck’s livestreamed launch event at its design studio near Los Angeles.
From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026
He says the money is supposed to give us freedom, not pay for every habit we picked up while he was earning a fortune.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
We’re supposed to roll out in twenty-five minutes.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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