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They described being treated with respect by HTS fighters and increased supplies of electricity and water, but also fears at war returning to Aleppo and distrust that the former al-Qaeda-linked group’s professed moderation would last.

Fans turned their ire immediately toward Josh Henson, whose third season as USC’s offensive line coach was professed to be a litmus test of the Trojans’ long-term trajectory up front.

Regarding Pete Hegseth, who Trump nominated to run the Defense Department, an anonymous person linked to Trump's transition team professed "frustration" to the Washington Post, complaining, "He hadn’t been properly vetted."

Long before he entered politics, Trump grew up watching wrestling as a child in Queens, New York and he has always professed a deep reverence for its larger-than-life entertainers.

She professed her desire to hustle beyond her short-lived stint in G.L.A.M., a pop girl group.