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Surveillance footage of the incident circulated by Telegram channels linked to Russian law enforcement agencies purportedly showed the moment Gurtsiyev was caught up in the blast.
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Isabel Van Brugen
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Critics of Trump administration policy have zeroed in on the president’s plan to hold a military parade on his birthday, purportedly to honor the U.S. Army, at the same time that the administration and its allies in Congress are seeking deep cuts in veterans benefits and services.
—William Hartung, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
LeBlanc would turn in purportedly genuine invoices for postal service expenses, and clerks would issue money orders, the news release said.
—Sara Schilling, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
German police purportedly killed three other crew members.
—Linda Dudik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
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Isabel Van Brugen
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Critics of Trump administration policy have zeroed in on the president’s plan to hold a military parade on his birthday, purportedly to honor the U.S. Army, at the same time that the administration and its allies in Congress are seeking deep cuts in veterans benefits and services.
—William Hartung, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
LeBlanc would turn in purportedly genuine invoices for postal service expenses, and clerks would issue money orders, the news release said.
—Sara Schilling, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
German police purportedly killed three other crew members.
—Linda Dudik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purportedly. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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