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espouse

[ih-spouz, ih-spous] / ɪˈspaʊz, ɪˈspaʊs /




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"I have no doubt whatsoever that the people who espouse theories like those promoted by this individual will continue to disseminate them," Nunez added, referring to some French politicians.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

“Maybe the government should be slower to espouse programs that it thinks will be the new wave,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

Campaigning in the Wisconsin primary in Milwaukee one morning, I heard Carter espouse one position on school busing that seemed to please a predominately Black church congregation.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2024

"I would know of no school which would have an ethos that would espouse what you are suggesting," he said.

From BBC Oct. 10, 2024

"Does it promise that sorrow will not come to them who espouse it?" she asked, looking away.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Elizabeth Miller

Mr. King espouses a refreshing perspective on his craft that is anything but preachy.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

The overall mission Peretti espouses in his memo also runs up against some striking self-contradictions.

From Slate Feb. 11, 2025

It enables India to work with some of its closest friends in an expanding organisation that espouses principles close to India’s heart, from multilateralism to embracing the Global South.

From BBC Oct. 25, 2024

The drink may be clickbait, but it also speaks to a growing lifestyle trend that espouses going back to basics.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2024

A young woman who so rashly espouses the cause of a swain, simply because he has the prospect of a pair of handcuffs staring him in the face, is unreliable, sadly out of balance.

From Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives by Lawrence L. Lynch

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

Here, punk bands truly espoused the music’s DIY ethos, and were more culturally diverse.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

Or was it simply the "art of the deal," as espoused in Trump's co-written 1987 book describing his technique of making outrageous demands to extract unexpected concessions in business.

From Barron's Jan. 22, 2026

Despite their past wariness of crypto, banks have long espoused the potential of the blockchain technology that underpins digital currencies to streamline their businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

In the 1930s, Sylvanus G. Morley of Harvard, probably the most celebrated Mayanist of his day, espoused what is still the best-known theory: The Maya collapsed because they overshot the carrying capacity of their environment.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

“Ultimately, we are trying to pay homage to the bus tour format, which is intrinsically ‘carny,’” Misraje said, likening himself to a carnival barker espousing aesthetic philosophy aboard an ever-changing “Ship of Theseus.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

Perhaps the most committed advocate is Dutchman Wim Hof, who has made a career of espousing its purported health benefits.

From Barron's Feb. 13, 2026

In her Friday letter, MIT’s Kornbluth said the school already does much of what the compact requests, including rewarding merit by mandating college entrance exams and espousing free expression.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

The episode, titled Got a Nut, premiered on 6 August and finds the character Clyde Donovan espousing offensive views on a podcast.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2025

Forty years later he’d still be espousing ideas put forth by Armstrong and the Plain Truth.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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