avowed

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An avowed Democratic Socialist leads in the polling for district mayor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

Vance built his political brand as an avowed anti-interventionist who wanted to keep America out of any more foreign wars, like in Iraq where he served as a US Marine.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 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

An avowed Kolkata evangelist, he wanted to paint the dome and raised the money for it from friends and associates.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

He pointed with a laugh to his avowed library—to the shelves of books, the rack full of reading-machine bobbins and sound-track rolls.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley