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espouse

[ih-spauz, ih-spaus] / ɪˈspaʊz, ɪˈspaʊs /




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She is a "frequent social media user" who has used the platforms to "espouse anti-American messages", according to a charging document filed by the FBI on Thursday.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

"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

Claude itself admitted, in a recent interaction with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., that even AI companies that espouse a moral commitment to something like privacy shouldn’t necessarily be trusted.

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026

And who were the first to espouse the cause of Christ, after his resurrection?

From Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection by John N. Reynolds

He largely espouses esoteric prognostications of how 8 billion human deaths could be wrought by hostile machines, and even though many that admit this outcome is unlikely, it takes up a lot of their attention.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 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

It enables India to work with some of its closest friends in an expanding organisation that espouses principles close to India’s heart, from multilateralism to embracing the Global South.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024

No wonder that he makes in his Fabrica some biting remarks to the effect that he who espouses science must not marry a wife; he cannot be true to both.

From The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time by James J. Walsh

The late nineties and early noughties in Britain were an era that celebrated casual sexism and often elevated celebrities who espoused it.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Anthropic in particular espoused that safety would be its competitive advantage against rivals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 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

Leadership changes at the Fed, meanwhile, suggest a new method for tackling inflation espoused by new Chair nominee Kevin Warsh that is taking long-dated U.S.

From Barron's ● May 4, 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

Soares has for years been espousing the extinction-level dangers of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

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

And repetition – espousing the same ideas again and again – was an effective tactic.

From Salon ● May 8, 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

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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