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espoused

[ih-spouzd, -spousd] / ɪˈspaʊzd, -ˈspaʊsd /


ADJECTIVE
spliced
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
wedded
Synonyms
STRONG


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Jørgensen worked in a co-working space shared with colleagues and espoused “the Novo Nordisk way,” telling “60 Minutes”: “The values are based on ordinary human decent values.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Three years later, Robinson and Meeropol collaborated on “The House I Live In,” which espoused similar values of patriotism and racial, religious and cultural diversity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

He espoused many of the same ideals as an elected official in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003, before leaving the political stage for reality TV.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 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

Pacifists refused to defend themselves even when violently attacked, but that was not necessarily the case with those who espoused nonviolence.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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