Adjective : We saw no evidence of his purported wealth. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : a document purporting to be official. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : the main purport of your letter. ,the main purport of their visit to France. From Dictionary.com.
I was concerned to know that you have received calls purported to be from Microsoft. From Wordnik.com. [Personal finance and money news, analysis and comment | guardian.co.uk] Reference
The employees have also termed the purported sale of the company as a going concern a. From Wordnik.com. [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference
TEMPLE-RASTON: Well, according to the criminal complaint, they are described as purported to be American, or naturalized Americans. From Wordnik.com. [FBI Arrests 10 Alleged Russian Secret Agents] Reference
Attorney General Eric Holder called the purported plot one of the most serious security threats to the United States since the September 11, 2001, attacks. From Wordnik.com. [Reuters: Top News]
As for the polls, I'll trust my "purported" family, thanks. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary And Obama Camps Duke It Out Over Her Alleged "Screw 'Em" Comment] Reference
I say "purported" because it is not entirely clear she is the real deal. From Wordnik.com. [Perhaps the world is fully of brilliant naturally comic characters who will reach us one day — perhaps by calling up Ellen DeGeneres.] Reference
COM copy is indexed even though it falsely attributes the "purported" news publications. From Wordnik.com. [Embedded Video On Google News Is Just Another YouTube Distribution Channel - Publishing 2.0] Reference
I noticed some quizzical looks when I mentioned that Bell was the "purported" inventor of the telephone. From Wordnik.com. [Bringing the Benefits of Competition to Canadians] Reference
Miller also claimed Msomi had "purported" to borrow R1,3-million from SMG on behalf of the trust which was then "supposedly" lent to. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
A clue to the answer to your question lies in the word "purported". From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
Perhaps I should refer to it as a "purported" friendship or "presumed" friendship. From Wordnik.com. [Colloquium] Reference
For example, Madoff never reported even one loss on thousands of "purported" stock trades on Chase 'accounts from 1999 to 2008. From Wordnik.com. [Stock Broker Fraud Blog] Reference
"purported" to terminate the contract and had referred the claim to its lawyers. From Wordnik.com. [ZDNET.com.au] Reference
But even the purported advantages of this hook-up don't add up to me. From Wordnik.com. [GM-Chrysler: A Lemon Of A Deal] Reference
Ginkgo Biloba: The most popular purported memory aid comes from the leaves of an ornamental tree. From Wordnik.com. [Memory] Reference
But Black's evidence may be the most damning to appear yet against a purported corporate accomplice. From Wordnik.com. [Dark Questions For Ibm] Reference
Sidney-as-bard would explain why Shakespeare wrote love sonnets to a younger man (her purported lover). From Wordnik.com. [WAS SHAKESPEARE A SHE?] Reference
From your picture gallery of seven purported only children, you have borrowed at least two from our ranks. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
The bottom line: much of what's purported to be new is actually quite old and has never been proven effective. From Wordnik.com. [The Jargon Jungle] Reference
Both candidates purported to know what was best for Joe, what he believed, and how his business would best operate. From Wordnik.com. [Mad Man] Reference
Then he went one step further, telling the jurors about eyewitnesses who would cast reasonable doubt on O. J.'s purported guilt. From Wordnik.com. [Surprise, Surprise] Reference
Yet the most telling criticism of the '60s is that for all our purported concern for "" the people,' 'we were hopelessly elitist. From Wordnik.com. [Where Have All The Radicals Gone?] Reference
Machtan unearths the purported transcript of a wartime interrogation of Mend, a soldier who served with Hitler during the first world war. From Wordnik.com. [The Outing Of Adolf] Reference
Barnes says he took on the assignment, but only to help out Perot-he claims he kept the candidate informed about the GOP's purported plans. From Wordnik.com. [The Strange Tales of Mr. Barnes] Reference
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