espousal

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“This repertoire — with its contrapuntal extravaganzas, its antiphonal balances, its espousal of instruments that chuff and wheeze and speak directly to a microphone — was made for stereo,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2024

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

"I only hope she'll be content with the mischief she's done already, and not rush into print with her espousal of Lady Byron's wrongs."

From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Robins, Elizabeth