purported

The other is a purported need to ensure that the US arms industry is adequately meeting the country's own needs first.

The purported reason was that Inter Miami had the league’s best regular-season record.

Mrinal Saikia, a lawmaker from Assam state condemned the killing on X. He shared a video that showed the purported dead body of the tiger with parts of its skin, face and legs missing.

The 2023 post was made in a moment of anger, he adds, after he saw a video - not verified by the BBC - which purported to show Jews spitting at Christians in Israel.

No further details regarding the purported deal have been made public yet.