espouse
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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
That made it all the more generous of him to espouse Miss Brabourne's cause so frankly.
From The Tree of Knowledge A Novel by Mrs. Baillie Reynolds
It espouses a very conservative view of the family, which it says should consist of "a father, a mother and as many children as possible."
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
Pitt espouses a concept of simplicity in his men’s skincare routine — a three-step ritual starting with cleansing, serum to target signs of aging and then cream to lock in moisture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026
The Japan Innovation Party espouses free-market ideas including lower taxes and deregulation, which if implemented could further jolt the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
The overall mission Peretti espouses in his memo also runs up against some striking self-contradictions.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2025
The same views have been expressed by Mr. Lyell; views which he espouses, not merely as the result of his own reasonings, but of the prevalent conclusions of the highest geological authorities.
From Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race by Arthur James Johnes
For a city that’s espoused much pride in its military history, the nature of the theft was as much an insult as it was an injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Hitting wonks have long espoused the importance of swinging faster—the concept seems almost obvious—but the idea of prioritizing it burst into the mainstream in 2024 when MLB began publicly releasing bat speed data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
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
Apparently, Bobby didn’t see the discrepancy between the gentle acceptance espoused by the song and poem, and his growing philosophy of exclusivity, which rejected all people who didn’t believe as he did.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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They’re doing things that would’ve given Don Draper heart palpitations—laundry, bath time, their daughters’ hair—while espousing fairly traditional views on religion, discipline and masculinity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Curtis smiled and repeated what he has been espousing since the early 2000s: “You can’t really trust a computer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 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
He added: "Anyone espousing extremist views or who expresses support for terrorism, or racial or religious hatred of any kind, including antisemitism, who is not a British citizen, should be removed from this country."
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
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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