How to pronounce purport

Listen to purport in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“purport” in real sentences

135 clips in the index · 34 American · 56 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. purport to show us everything.

    The Atlantic · hear it here

  2. they purport and I say purport because um none of this is proven uh at the

    Federal Reserve · hear it here

  3. a plethora of what purport to be qualifications.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  4. We don’t purport to represent the world.

    State Department · hear it here

Why real speech

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