espousal

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“This repertoire — with its contrapuntal extravaganzas, its antiphonal balances, its espousal of instruments that chuff and wheeze and speak directly to a microphone — was made for stereo,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2024

Her second espousal to Ramsay Bolton, another psychopath, took place in the dead of night and was festivity-free.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2022

As Travis Adkins and Judd Devermont recently pointed out in Foreign Policy, Cold Warriors both Black and White were painfully aware of the contradictions of their ringing espousal of freedom.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2020

Typically the schools honored Mr. Cosby for his success as an entertainer, as well as his pronounced support for education and his espousal of the sort of bootstraps perseverance that would serve young graduates well.

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2015

To me there's something dreadful in such a hasty fresh espousal.

From Olla Podrida by Marryat, Frederick