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was ostensibly

adverb

Seemingly, apparently, on the surface

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It was ostensibly a long-planned move.

Geneviève, where Descartes was (ostensibly) buried.

The Baltimore campaign was ostensibly about money.

Mozambique's Eurobond was ostensibly for a state-backed fishing venture.

The main objection to Galileo's work was ostensibly its heliocentrism.

The work was ostensibly done and she paid in full.

The cutoff was ostensibly over a pricing dispute.

I felt encroached on when I was ostensibly safe, and I felt safe when I was ostensibly encroached on.

The money was ostensibly for moving the wheat inland from the Iraqi port.

The issue was ostensibly settled in 1992 when the Stark Law was enacted.

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The commission is ostensibly independent.

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