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In "The downsides of the technology, however, are on full display in China. A reported 200m surveillance cameras around the country are doing everything from tracking shoppers in stores to preventing violent crime to catching jaywalkers."
What does "reported" mean in this case? Can I say "investigated" instead ?
In "The downsides of the technology, however, are on full display in China. A reported 200m surveillance cameras around the country are doing everything from tracking shoppers in stores to preventing violent crime to catching jaywalkers."
What does "reported" mean in this case? Can I say "investigated" instead ?
What does "reported" mean in this case? Can I say "investigated" instead ?
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Reported here means that something has been claimed or described but not verified. (You might used the conditional in French (= prétendument) to translate it.)
Another way to word it would be:
It has been claimed that 200 million surveillance cameras around the country are doing...
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Reported here means that something has been claimed or described but not verified. (You might used the conditional in French (= prétendument) to translate it.)
Another way to word it would be:
It has been claimed that 200 million surveillance cameras around the country are doing...
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