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He continues to profess his confidence that Newey and Honda will eventually produce the best car and engine.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

What matters is state-led formations that profess loyalty to similar ideas, but are far stronger and more sophisticated than jihadists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Similarly, those in the media or the foreign policy establishment who profess dismay that China’s rulers now view the U.S. as a global equal are also failing to observe the obvious.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

“We profess to be the best in the world in this sport,” U.S. general manager Michael Hill said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

But still, it gave me the courage to profess my love to her.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

The exhibit, which professes to illustrate storytelling through art in its earliest manifestations, is a jarring introduction to a museum that houses 1,300 original works.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Yet it simultaneously professes anxiety about an Asian American who has decidedly not stood apart from American institutions and culture: After graduating from Yale Law School, Wang clerked for two Supreme Court justices.

From Slate ● May 26, 2026

To his credit, author Michael Scherer professes good intentions in featuring Kennedy in such an adulatory light: to help bridge some of the political division plaguing our country.

From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2025

“The mask slips—again,” Glass said, adding that China should behave like the good neighbor in Asia it professes to be.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

Dr. Gazzaley professes to be a little conflicted by what he’s seen.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

"It's the end of the glitter," professed president Nasser Al-Khelaifi after years of lavish spending, ushering out the "flashy, bling-bling" era.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

He professed a fondness for Tupac Shakur and electronic dance music, discussed UFO sightings around U.S. military installations and admitted his ideal fall Saturday involves spending hours watching college football.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

In the probation report after the conviction, Brambles again professed his innocence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Xi Jinping must have chuckled at the president’s professed outrage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

“Young Havisham’s name was Arthur. Compeyson is the man who professed to be Miss Havisham’s lover.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

Then there were the officials whose job is literally to know things, professing not to know anything.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

Haemon will confront his father, professing the depth of his own love, when Antigone’s life is threatened.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

You can see the evidence yourself: On social media, people are making teary videos professing to have rediscovered Jesus; in the comments, former atheists share stories of finding peace and purpose in prayer.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2025

He sent her videos professing his love for her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025

I didn’t know anything at the time; Dennis had been as cryptic and evasive as ever, Jack professing nothing.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee