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
Whatever agendas they may personally espouse, these writers are too alert to the messiness of history and human nature to be rigidly ideological in their work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
He meant that on any policy debate—immigration restrictions, social matters, foreign policy, economics—the Christian Democrats should create room for politicians and voters to espouse the most conservative position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Although government lawyers who espouse such theories should not be, on those grounds, subject to professional discipline, they can—and, I think, should—generally be shunned by the profession.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2025
Or would espouse and proclaim anything that was not born of truth, and filled with blessing and benefaction for mankind?
From Quacks and Grafters by Unknown
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
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
Insights analysis is not created by the editorial staff of the Los Angeles Times and makes no judgment on the quality of any piece of journalism or the viewpoint it espouses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2025
The overall mission Peretti espouses in his memo also runs up against some striking self-contradictions.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2025
He passionately espouses the cause of the poor and downtrodden, as his extraordinary revolutionary short stories—The Millionaire among the rest—show.
From Ivory Apes and Peacocks by James Huneker
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
Three years later, Robinson and Meeropol collaborated on “The House I Live In,” which espoused similar values of patriotism and racial, religious and cultural diversity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
He has also espoused a more collegiate style of governance, delegating some particularly sensitive topics to his senior clergy.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
When Bin Salman first came to prominence as Saudi defense minister in 2015, he espoused a pugilistic foreign policy that saw him launch the unsuccessful offensive on the Houthis and kidnap Lebanon’s prime minister.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026
And Charles’s book was, after all, an argument against the concept of God as creator that Paley had espoused.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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At the time, neighbors like Cooke thought the policy was meant to deter flags showing support for sports teams or espousing political views.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 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
Just when we get to a point where conspiracy theorizing dies down a bit, here comes Kim Kardashian espousing moon landing speculation.
From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2025
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
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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