purportedly

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Although Barack Obama purportedly is the candidate of hope, McCain's speech sounded the more hopeful of the two.

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  • The term purportedly stems from the name of a deity worshipped by the old polytheistic Serbs, Badnja. —  SETimes news - English
  • MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - A statement purportedly from a Somali government spokesman said aid agencies would have to register or leave the country, but the spokesman denied on Saturday having issued such document and said it was not true.
  • Although Barack Obama purportedly is the candidate of hope, McCain's speech sounded the more hopeful of the two. —  Thoughts Of A Conservative Christian
  • It is not the AP's job to push Americans in that direction; it's, purportedly, a news wire service, not an extension of the Republican party. —  Latest Articles
  • Rick Perry, caught up in the excitement of the day, prattled nonsensically about Texas's onetime status as an independent country and how, purportedly, the state had reserved the right to secede. —  Best of the Blogs
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