as in apparently
to all outward appearances
ostensibly a university student studying abroad, he was actually an espionage agent
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This time, however, he was pulled over by the Nevada Highway Patrol on I-80 near Sparks, Nevada—about an hour from Reno–ostensibly for following and passing a tanker truck too closely.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The storm was likely to persist through this evening, but lights were unlikely to be seen again from Arizona because solar winds were slowing down, ostensibly weakening the storm into a category 2 by Friday evening, Dahl said.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
Unsurprisingly, a growing segment within the system’s political class and propaganda networks is more loudly vocalizing calls that had previously been whispers: shedding the nuclear program’s ostensibly peaceful pretense and moving toward weaponization as the ultimate deterrent.
—Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
Some jumped the gun by finding job losses even before the law went into effect — ostensibly because employers were cutting jobs in anticipation of higher costs.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The storm was likely to persist through this evening, but lights were unlikely to be seen again from Arizona because solar winds were slowing down, ostensibly weakening the storm into a category 2 by Friday evening, Dahl said.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
Unsurprisingly, a growing segment within the system’s political class and propaganda networks is more loudly vocalizing calls that had previously been whispers: shedding the nuclear program’s ostensibly peaceful pretense and moving toward weaponization as the ultimate deterrent.
—Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
Some jumped the gun by finding job losses even before the law went into effect — ostensibly because employers were cutting jobs in anticipation of higher costs.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
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However, importantly, that doesn’t mean that the same techniques will not be used by other threat actors now that the methodology is out there and apparently fooling some victims.Davey Winder, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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And Taylor Swift used her platform to endorse Harris on Sept. 10, one day after a debate between presidential nominees Donald Trump, the former Republican president, and Harris, earning the respect of Kid Rock, apparently.Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 26 Oct. 2024
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Since then, the rumour mill has been working non-stop in providing tip-offs to who could replace him, and yet the identity of the eighth 007 actor seemingly remains far from certain.Richard Windsor, The Week UK, theweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Every '90s sitcom seemingly went hard on the holidays, rolling out special episodes around Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.Kate Hogan, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Ives’s legendary status initially rested on his reputation as a maverick pioneer who supposedly had beaten Schoenberg in the race to the atonal pole.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Translated, price controls from the Federal Reserve to supposedly bring down market prices.John Tamny, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Donors are young with, presumably, years of fertility remaining, and are chosen specifically for their high fertility.Emma Whitford, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Now cardiologists, orthopedists, internal medicine physicians, and even psychiatrists are prescribing them—presumably with a different lens than an endocrinologist would, and sometimes without full visibility into the patient’s overall health.Owen Tripp, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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This past summer, news reports about a hacking of the e-mail accounts of Roger Stone, a former Trump adviser, evidently prompted prosecutors in Washington, D.C., to file an indictment against three Iranians.David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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There had been reports that Saudi Arabia were interested in starting its own T20 franchise league - which would tackle head on the money-spinning IPL - but authorities have evidently wisely decided against that and instead focused on investment.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Under President Harris, that would probably mean continuity with the Biden administration policies that have become much more restrictive over time.New York Times, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Malnutrition probably isn’t a top concern for the average person living in an area that’s relatively unaffected by the issue, Gates told Hoffman.Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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