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And a letter, purportedly written by Erik Menendez to his cousin, Andy Cano, eight months before the murders, could support some of the latter's trial testimony about Jose Menendez.
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
In 2018, then-President Trump signed a right-to-try law that purportedly gave victims of terminal diseases access to experimental treatments that might save them.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The switch was purportedly pitched to Acosta to assist in the move of Wolf Blitzer from primetime to morning slots.
—Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Jan. 2025
Andrew Cripps, the company’s head of international distribution, was also dismissed as part of a shakeup that’s purportedly designed to streamline global theatrical efforts.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
In 2018, then-President Trump signed a right-to-try law that purportedly gave victims of terminal diseases access to experimental treatments that might save them.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The switch was purportedly pitched to Acosta to assist in the move of Wolf Blitzer from primetime to morning slots.
—Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Jan. 2025
Andrew Cripps, the company’s head of international distribution, was also dismissed as part of a shakeup that’s purportedly designed to streamline global theatrical efforts.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purportedly. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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