espoused

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Here, punk bands truly espoused the music’s DIY ethos, and were more culturally diverse.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Stanley espoused an evangelical capitalism that focused on its employees’ personal growth; it recommended salespeople read Dale Carnegie and Norman Vincent Peale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He became frustrated by the policy of peaceful resistance to Belgrade's repression of ethnic Albanians espoused by the late Kosovo president Ibrahim Rugova.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

They felt it epitomised the philosophy they have espoused for their intra-team competition between the drivers.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

Pacifists refused to defend themselves even when violently attacked, but that was not necessarily the case with those who espoused nonviolence.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela