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He continues to profess his confidence that Newey and Honda will eventually produce the best car and engine.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Whether Mr. Vance’s error arose from laziness or dishonesty or something else, I don’t know, but alas it typifies the low regard he has for people who profess views he dislikes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

Similarly, those in the media or the foreign policy establishment who profess dismay that China’s rulers now view the U.S. as a global equal are also failing to observe the obvious.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

I profess no ultimate wisdom but that’s what I’m getting from the comments that they make.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

“To profess what?” asked the King of the Moat slowly, hardly opening his jaws and speaking through his nose.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Yet it simultaneously professes anxiety about an Asian American who has decidedly not stood apart from American institutions and culture: After graduating from Yale Law School, Wang clerked for two Supreme Court justices.

From Slate ● May 26, 2026

He leaves, but she runs through the streets to chase Conrad - soundtracked by Taylor Swift's Out of the Woods - and professes her love on his train and says she chooses him.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025

The editor professes to find Anne’s writing “genuine and spontaneous,” but describes reviews of the 1947 Dutch edition as “over-ecstatic.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2025

The series professes in a title card to be “a true story.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024

Dr. Gazzaley professes to be a little conflicted by what he’s seen.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Xi Jinping must have chuckled at the president’s professed outrage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

He professed a belief in laissez-faire economics, signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, and remained over-focused on the value of the U.S. dollar.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

But Nexstar seems to be only aggravating the tension between its professed Middle America branding and its actual business moves.

From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2026

While from time to time, like Matthew Arnold a century before, she professed to see some virtue in the lower classes, she reserved most of her literary barbs for the middle class.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026

He professed little interest in the spiritual life—but was intellectually curious, good with his hands, and a natural gardener.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Back in 2016, Taco Bell introduced its limited-time “quesalupa” to the Canadian market by calling on everyday fans to read scripts professing their love for the product in appropriately cheesy, ’80s-style dating videos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

Three days later, he recanted that confession and spent the rest of his life professing his innocence, claiming that he was made a patsy for the real assassin, a man he called “Raoul.”

From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2025

"Furthermore, we shall diligently observe the stance adopted by Fenerbahce - an institution professing to uphold 'exemplary moral values' - in response to the reprehensible conduct exhibited by their manager."

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2025

The Lucasfilm founder and longtime Disney shareholder released a statement professing his “full faith and confidence in the power of Disney and Bob’s track record of driving long-term value.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024

The gratitude that he gave me an edge by professing his love for me in the interview.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins