espoused

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Stanley espoused an evangelical capitalism that focused on its employees’ personal growth; it recommended salespeople read Dale Carnegie and Norman Vincent Peale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He became frustrated by the policy of peaceful resistance to Belgrade's repression of ethnic Albanians espoused by the late Kosovo president Ibrahim Rugova.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Mr Freeman had long espoused "sovereign citizen" views and had a well-documented hatred of authority.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

They have pushed various policies also espoused by the playbook.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

Here, in case you don’t know what it is yet, is the perennial example, as espoused by Harold Ross: “The flag is red, white, and blue.”

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author