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espousal

[ih-spou-zuhl, -suhl] / ɪˈspaʊ zəl, -səl /


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Scorsese’s public espousal of this technology marks the latest shift in attitude about AI from powerful Hollywood creatives.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

Her second espousal to Ramsay Bolton, another psychopath, took place in the dead of night and was festivity-free.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2022

As Travis Adkins and Judd Devermont recently pointed out in Foreign Policy, Cold Warriors both Black and White were painfully aware of the contradictions of their ringing espousal of freedom.

From Washington Post Sep. 3, 2020

But, he added, espousal of those values by American officials “is neither 100 percent cynical, nor is it inconsequential.”

From New York Times Feb. 1, 2018

The bridegroom was required to confirm with his pledge all that he had promised at the espousal, and his friends became responsible for his due performance.

From Women of England by James, Bartlett Burleigh




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