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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are purported" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that something is claimed or alleged, often without definitive proof.
Example: "The documents are purported to contain evidence of the agreement between the two parties."
Alternatives: "are claimed" or "are alleged".
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This one's not nearly as important as, you know, an entire prototype leaking out — but still, purported leaks are purported leaks.
The files are purported to include the email accounts of more than 800 Australian government employees, both federal and state.
(A police photo shows what are purported to be bloodstains on Nisman's bed, suggesting that his body had indeed been moved).
Saponaria officinalis (soapwort) is common in central and southern Europe, and its dried roots and flowers are purported to cure skin problems.
Balancing exercises are purported to improve these deficits [73].
People take medicines, drugs, which are purported to be clean and prescribed, but they're actually.
Speech-generating devices are purported to have advantages over non-electronic systems due to their synthetic speech output.
Sometimes, says Gerardo, a fund sponsor publishes what are purported to be net returns, but without subtracting all the fees.
Interactions with the field - with the Higgs bosons that come from it - are purported to give particles mass.
The algebraizable logics are purported to be the logics with the strongest possible link with their natural class of algebras.
The cosmeceutical and natural product industries are rapidly growing and many botanical agents are purported to improve hyperpigmentation disorders.
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