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There are still Laemmles in the movie business, and any Los Angeles cinephile will avow that the family is doing God’s work.

From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023

U.S. secretary of state John Quincy Adams, however, considered it “more candid as well as more dignified” for the new country “to avow our principles explicitly” than to allow the British to take the lead.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

"Instead of trashing volunteerism as inherently elitist, why not avow and attest to its ongoing value as a vital part of necessary diversification and cultural change?"

From Fox News ● Oct. 17, 2021

He seems able to avow that desire readily and frankly!

From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2021

I want to take this opportunity to affirm my husband’s undying loyalty to Your Person and to avow that both myself and my daughters will continue in his footsteps as your loyal and devoted subjects.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

The ability to turn back whether or not you’ve reached your destination “takes preparation over many passing years,” avows Guterson.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2019

It avows an anti-elitist attentiveness to the industrially humdrum.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2019

So you’re off guard when you get to the part where he pines for reconciliation with Britain and avows that “I love my King.”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2017

“I couldn’t have done it this well myself,” he avows.

From Slate ● May 22, 2016

Philosophy is not the mistress—rather, he avows, the servant of something else; and that means that it is not Philosophy.

From The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire by Glover, T. R. (Terrot Reaveley)

There’s no one agreed-upon definition of socialism, even among avowed socialists themselves.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

Charli is an avowed film buff, whose fifth album was named after David Cronenberg's notorious body-horror film Crash.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, attending the summit as a guest, could not resist teasing Macron, an avowed fan of PSG's bitter southern rivals Olympique de Marseille.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

As a cleric in his 20s, he encountered Khomeini, a charismatic religious leader and avowed opponent of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026

“Yes. I know beyond question that he has sworn his allegiance to Arawn. He is Arawn’s avowed champion. Once again, the power of Annuvin threatens Prydain.”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

Kennedy’s lawyers filed an incensed response avowing that their client craved a return to Washington.

From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2023

She’s lost hundreds of dollars to scammers who have reached out on social media, avowing they knew the birds’ location and would share it for a price.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2023

Barron’s successor, Neeli Bendapudi, canceled the project in late October, avowing a commitment to equity and inclusion but saying it would be “more impactful” to enhance support for existing work on racial bias.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2023

One actor, while avowing his total support for the Fair Wage Onstage campaign, admitted that the conversation around it might be driving him out of the theatre.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 14, 2016

Nothing but his disability to find words for his thoughts prevented him from avowing his feelings.

From The Soul of Susan Yellam by Vachell, Horace Annesley