espousal

Example Sentences

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Scorsese’s public espousal of this technology marks the latest shift in attitude about AI from powerful Hollywood creatives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

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

Secondary symptoms exhibited by sufferers of FDS comprise feelings of righteousness and sensations of displeasure, even outrage, when collocutors question, reject or refute the espousal of said absurdities.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2015

To me there's something dreadful in such a hasty fresh espousal.

From Olla Podrida by Marryat, Frederick