Reportedly
adverb
It means something is said to be true by people, but it is not confirmed or officially stated.
The company is reportedly going to be sold next week.
Often appears as...
- reportedly killed
- reportedly said
adverb
It means something is said to be true by people, but it is not confirmed or officially stated.
The company is reportedly going to be sold next week.
Often appears as...
- reportedly killed
- reportedly said
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Pro Tip 1/3Unconfirmed News
Use 'reportedly' to share news that you've heard, but can't confirm as true.
She was reportedly seen in the city yesterday.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoiding Responsibility
'Reportedly' can be used to avoid taking responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
He is reportedly the main suspect, though I can't be sure.
Pro Tip 3/3Media and Journalism
Common in journalism, 'reportedly' signifies that the information came from other sources.
The politician reportedly hired a new advisor.
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Rory Sutherland:...
than the young unemployed? Both of them, after all, are in exactly the same stage of life. You both have too much time on your hands and not much money. But pensioners are reportedly very, very happy, whereas the unemployed are extraordinarily unhappy and depressed. The reason, I think, is that the pensioners believe
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The princess who rewrote...
began to pay off, restoring many of the empire’s former territories. As her father aged, Anna and her husband helped her parents with their imperial duties. During this time, Anna reportedly advocated for just treatment of the people in their disputes with the government.
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The wars that inspired...
while Margaret fled into exile with their reportedly cruel son, Edward of Westminster. But the newly crowned King made a tragic political mistake by backing out of his arranged marriage with a French Princess to secretly marry the widow of a minor Noble.
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The incredible history...
indicating that Emperor Qin had more plans for the afterlife than simply waging war. All the figurines are sculpted from terracotta, or baked earth, a type of reddish brown clay. To construct them, multiple workshops and reportedly over 720,000 laborers
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Mansa Musa, one of the...
giving to the poor, buying souvenirs, and even having mosques built along the way. In fact, his spending may have destabilized the regional economy, causing mass inflation. This journey reportedly took over a year, and by the time Mansa Musa returned,
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Pablo Escobar Goes to...
leading exporter of cocaine. The Escobar family has reportedly amassed nearly $2 billion smuggling 1,100 pounds of refined cocaine into the United States every month. SEBASTI N MARROQU We were living in a life that we felt power was endless.
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Giant Fish Helped by...
monster is an opportunity to see rare and endangered species like the dog eating catfish reportedly this predator got its name from old stories of fishermen baiting hooks with pieces of dog flesh to catch it I've never seen a
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Perspective is...
much happier than the young unemployed both of them after all are in exactly the same state of life you both have too much time on your hands and not much money but pensioners are reportedly very very happy whereas
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History’s deadliest...
As a result, 18th century fabric factory workers were often poisoned, and women in green dresses reportedly collapsed from exposure to arsenic on their skin. Bed bugs were rumored not to live in green rooms,
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Re-adapting to Indian...
company so Gandhi reportedly said that what is truth to one person is often untruth to another person so is it an elephant charging ahead is it a butterfly floating along is it
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Rory Sutherland:...
than the young unemployed? Both of them, after all, are in exactly the same stage of life. You both have too much time on your hands and not much money. But pensioners are reportedly very, very happy, whereas the unemployed are extraordinarily unhappy and depressed. The reason, I think, is that the pensioners believe
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The princess who rewrote...
began to pay off, restoring many of the empire’s former territories. As her father aged, Anna and her husband helped her parents with their imperial duties. During this time, Anna reportedly advocated for just treatment of the people in their disputes with the government.
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The wars that inspired...
while Margaret fled into exile with their reportedly cruel son, Edward of Westminster. But the newly crowned King made a tragic political mistake by backing out of his arranged marriage with a French Princess to secretly marry the widow of a minor Noble.
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The incredible history...
indicating that Emperor Qin had more plans for the afterlife than simply waging war. All the figurines are sculpted from terracotta, or baked earth, a type of reddish brown clay. To construct them, multiple workshops and reportedly over 720,000 laborers
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Mansa Musa, one of the...
giving to the poor, buying souvenirs, and even having mosques built along the way. In fact, his spending may have destabilized the regional economy, causing mass inflation. This journey reportedly took over a year, and by the time Mansa Musa returned,
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Pablo Escobar Goes to...
leading exporter of cocaine. The Escobar family has reportedly amassed nearly $2 billion smuggling 1,100 pounds of refined cocaine into the United States every month. SEBASTI N MARROQU We were living in a life that we felt power was endless.
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Giant Fish Helped by...
monster is an opportunity to see rare and endangered species like the dog eating catfish reportedly this predator got its name from old stories of fishermen baiting hooks with pieces of dog flesh to catch it I've never seen a
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Perspective is...
much happier than the young unemployed both of them after all are in exactly the same state of life you both have too much time on your hands and not much money but pensioners are reportedly very very happy whereas
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History’s deadliest...
As a result, 18th century fabric factory workers were often poisoned, and women in green dresses reportedly collapsed from exposure to arsenic on their skin. Bed bugs were rumored not to live in green rooms,
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Re-adapting to Indian...
company so Gandhi reportedly said that what is truth to one person is often untruth to another person so is it an elephant charging ahead is it a butterfly floating along is it
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Adrienne Mayor
American Historian
An ancient Scythian nomad skeleton buried with an eagle was reportedly excavated near Aktobe Gorge, Kazakhstan. Ancient petroglyphs in the Altai region depict eagle hunters, and inscribed Chinese stone reliefs show eagles perched on the arms of hunters in tunics, trousers, and boots, identified as northern nomads (1st to 2nd century A.D.).
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Barbara Demick
American Journalist
North Korea, under its thirtysomething Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, is no country for old men. The latest casualty in Kim's ongoing purge of the senior military command was the defense minister, Hyon Yong-chol, who reportedly committed the classic old man's offense of falling asleep in a meeting.
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Nick Harkaway
English Novelist
In ancient Greece, Socrates reportedly didn't fancy a literate society. He felt that people would lose the capacity to think for themselves, simply adopting the perspective of a handy written opinion, and that they would cease to remember what could be written down.
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Helen Thomas
American Journalist
Vice President Dick Cheney reportedly has been disturbed over what he sees as the erosion of presidential powers since the Watergate scandal and has urged Bush to take a stronger stand against what Cheney sees as congressional intrusions into the executive branch.
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Jimmy Fallon
American Comedian
Arnold Schwarzenegger's publicist told USA Today that the actor has not ruled out running for governor of California, saying that he will make a decision soon. Reportedly Arnold needs that time to learn how to pronounce 'gubernatorial.
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Barton Gellman
American Journalist
Stuxnet, a computer worm reportedly developed by the United States and Israel that destroyed Iranian nuclear centrifuges in attacks in 2009 and 2010, is often cited as the most dramatic use of a cyber weapon.
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Conan O'Brien
American Entertainer
In West Virginia yesterday, a man was arrested for stealing several blow-up dolls. Reportedly, police didn't have any trouble catching the man because he was completely out of breath.
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Dick Cavett
American Entertainer
If I were running a campaign, I'd urge taking the mountain of money reportedly squandered on pizza, coffee and bagels and spending it more wisely - on a talented young comedy writer.
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George Carlin
American Comedian
I am' is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that 'I do' is the longest sentence?
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Varun Dhawan
Indian Actor
I want the films of every person I am compared to and am reportedly in competition with to do better than me.
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Adrienne Mayor
American Historian
An ancient Scythian nomad skeleton buried with an eagle was reportedly excavated near Aktobe Gorge, Kazakhstan. Ancient petroglyphs in the Altai region depict eagle hunters, and inscribed Chinese stone reliefs show eagles perched on the arms of hunters in tunics, trousers, and boots, identified as northern nomads (1st to 2nd century A.D.).
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Barbara Demick
American Journalist
North Korea, under its thirtysomething Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, is no country for old men. The latest casualty in Kim's ongoing purge of the senior military command was the defense minister, Hyon Yong-chol, who reportedly committed the classic old man's offense of falling asleep in a meeting.
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Nick Harkaway
English Novelist
In ancient Greece, Socrates reportedly didn't fancy a literate society. He felt that people would lose the capacity to think for themselves, simply adopting the perspective of a handy written opinion, and that they would cease to remember what could be written down.
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Helen Thomas
American Journalist
Vice President Dick Cheney reportedly has been disturbed over what he sees as the erosion of presidential powers since the Watergate scandal and has urged Bush to take a stronger stand against what Cheney sees as congressional intrusions into the executive branch.
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Jimmy Fallon
American Comedian
Arnold Schwarzenegger's publicist told USA Today that the actor has not ruled out running for governor of California, saying that he will make a decision soon. Reportedly Arnold needs that time to learn how to pronounce 'gubernatorial.
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Barton Gellman
American Journalist
Stuxnet, a computer worm reportedly developed by the United States and Israel that destroyed Iranian nuclear centrifuges in attacks in 2009 and 2010, is often cited as the most dramatic use of a cyber weapon.
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Conan O'Brien
American Entertainer
In West Virginia yesterday, a man was arrested for stealing several blow-up dolls. Reportedly, police didn't have any trouble catching the man because he was completely out of breath.
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Dick Cavett
American Entertainer
If I were running a campaign, I'd urge taking the mountain of money reportedly squandered on pizza, coffee and bagels and spending it more wisely - on a talented young comedy writer.
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George Carlin
American Comedian
I am' is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that 'I do' is the longest sentence?
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Varun Dhawan
Indian Actor
I want the films of every person I am compared to and am reportedly in competition with to do better than me.
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