as in apparently
to all outward appearances
she's supposedly too sick to come—or so she says
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The New Jersey Drone Hunters Without much guidance or information from the government, conspiracy theories surrounding the mystery drones supposedly hovering over the eastern seaboard have gotten out of control.
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Makena Kelly, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
Called the Bermuda Triangle, the region was supposedly where ships, planes, and people mysteriously disappeared.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Law enforcement are also investigating an online document supposedly penned and shared by the teen.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Walker also made claims about his involvement in law enforcement — including supposedly having been an FBI agent — that were false or misleading.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Makena Kelly, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
Called the Bermuda Triangle, the region was supposedly where ships, planes, and people mysteriously disappeared.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Law enforcement are also investigating an online document supposedly penned and shared by the teen.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Walker also made claims about his involvement in law enforcement — including supposedly having been an FBI agent — that were false or misleading.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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The pick: Jaguars Las Vegas Raiders at New Orleans Saints (-2.5) | 1 p.m. ET Sunday, Fox There is apparently a 50-50 chance Derek Carr is back for this game against his former team.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
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This, the researchers were quick to point out, was not apparently down to law enforcement takedown action as is often the case.Davey Winder, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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While the four vampires (plus their Monster and the Guide, played by Kristen Schaal) are largely unfazed by the news, Guillermo starts to spiral, seemingly unable to accept that this is the end of everything he's worked so hard for (under the watchful eye of the cameras).Stacy Lambe, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Instead, as the sun goes down, the crowd gazes out over the ocean where a pair of red lips suddenly seemingly appears out of nowhere.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Scarlet and Violet are, ostensibly, the first open-world Pokémon games.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Samuel shows up at her home, ostensibly for some sort of IT security fix for her laptop or something, charms her husband and daughters — and horrifies Romy.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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But the retailer evidently didn't emerge on solid enough financial footing.Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2024
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The next year, fish samplers netted the endangered Gila topminnow in the river, which had evidently washed downstream from refugia in Mexico or in Sonoita Creek.Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
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While Il-nam dies from a brain tumor in the Season 1 finale, some of his Squid Game co-creators are presumably still alive.Kayti Burt, TIME, 24 Dec. 2024
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Jung-Ho doesn’t agree to join his brother and is shot off a cliff, presumably dead.Matt Minton, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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It's expected to be finalized in October. ELECTIONS 2024 The three lieutenant governor candidates had their first and probably only debate on Tuesday at the state fair ― a mostly placid affair with room for only a few polite political jabs.Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Dec. 2024
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Because if those reforms didn’t happen, Barbara and I probably would not be sitting here talking with you, Jazmine, right?Jazmine Hughes, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Supposedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supposedly. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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