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The group has purportedly knocked on a million doors to push not only Schimel as a candidate but also Musk and Trump.
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Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2025
Kim Soo Hyun also claimed that many text messages that had been distributed online, purportedly between him and Kim Sae-ron, were false.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
Andrew Munson, who piloted Denver’s Summer League team last year and operates as Michael Malone’s special assistant, has purportedly spotted it on film.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2025
The board found that £30m purportedly given to City by Etisalat was actually paid by Jaber Mohamed.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2025
Kim Soo Hyun also claimed that many text messages that had been distributed online, purportedly between him and Kim Sae-ron, were false.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
Andrew Munson, who piloted Denver’s Summer League team last year and operates as Michael Malone’s special assistant, has purportedly spotted it on film.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2025
The board found that £30m purportedly given to City by Etisalat was actually paid by Jaber Mohamed.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purportedly. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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