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purportedly

[per-pawr-tid-lee]

adverb

  1. according to what is or has been claimed, reputed, or asserted; allegedly.

    The upcoming version of the tablet will purportedly feature a brand new processor, but no other details are yet known.

    The defendant has not listed the brokers and valuation professionals with whom he purportedly consulted, nor has he told us the questions that he purportedly asked them.



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After demonstrating the wave, which purportedly left her with an injury, she was told that it was "too little" and was encouraged to make a bigger gesture.

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In one video filmed on the route to the aid site, purportedly on Sunday, people lie on the ground and an explosion is heard which could be tank or artillery fire.

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The row back on the China tariffs, purportedly fentanyl-trafficking enemy, means that actual G7 allies expect better treatment from the US.

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The pivot to harm reduction also sparked alarm in conservative circles, exemplified in a row about tax dollars being purportedly spent on “crack pipes.”

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A graphic video posted online purportedly from the scene showed two bodies covered in debris on a street next to a badly damaged building.

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