proclaim
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The rapid advances in AI spurred some industry leaders to proclaim that machine intelligence would wipe out millions of jobs almost overnight.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Middle East analysts interpreted the move as a signal that Hamas may be willing to engage, but cautioned that it was too early to proclaim progress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
After overcoming each temptation, he goes to Galilee to proclaim God’s word.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
Let us proclaim that, oh, teams can’t land back-to-back No. 1 picks.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
I need a watchman to go forth and proclaim to them all that twenty- six years is too long to play a joke on anybody, no matter how funny it is.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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Abrams even has a song called The Knife, where she proclaims she'll live with a blade "in my side", as an act of defiance.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Lincoln was a feared wrestler who competed in hundreds of matches,” one such video proclaims.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
The old parchment proclaims we are all equal, free, and deserve a shot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
He stands up in the synagogue in Nazareth and proclaims release for the captive, sight for the blind, freedom for the oppressed.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
The sign proclaims something called the Ice Garden, and Celia smiles at the addendum below which contains an apology for any thermal inconvenience.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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A Chinese official proclaimed a “historic and special era” of Beijing’s cooperation with the U.A.E.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Bears Ears, which covers 1.35 million acres, was proclaimed in 2016 under president Barack Obama on the basis of its cultural sites sacred to Indigenous tribes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Outside the arena, digital billboards proclaimed “JusT&T Married!”
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Banners on light poles proclaimed “250” — the birthday celebrated this year by both the mission and the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
“A rumble, a hiss—some say a boom and a swish—and the wave of molasses swept out,” the newspaper proclaimed.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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But Platner has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, proclaiming himself a changed man.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Black-clad Turkish police on street corners, giant blue banners proclaiming "The Key to Peace" and a ceremonial welcome for Donald Trump.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
A no-doubt homer, proclaiming that his availability no longer was in doubt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
When virtually every CEO of every company of any size is proclaiming a need to “transform.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
On narrow cobblestone streets, he walked past bakeries and cheese shops and butcher shops, each with a hand-carved or painted sign hanging outside and proclaiming its function in Gothic script: Bdckerei, Kdserei, Fleischerei.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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