averring

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What did that even mean?—something akin to the counsel averring that “there is no sky.”

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2017

I’ve heard from more than one reader over the years averring that an orchestra’s role is simply to play the music of Beethoven, Brahms and their ilk: Forget contemporary stuff, much less diversity.

From Washington Post • Jun. 13, 2016

The prosecutors kept the Bible out of discussion by averring that the Bible did not constitute the rule of faith except as interpreted by the Church.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Washington elder Statesman Bernard Baruch, adviser on reconversion, prepared to break his peace, averring only in advance that the Government agencies which had wound the machine up should preside at its unwinding.

From Time Magazine Archive

Stories were told of how he had declined to preach before the Queen at St. James's, averring that if Her Majesty would please to visit Salisbury, every accommodation should be provided for her.

From The Vicar of Bullhampton by Trollope, Anthony