professed

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Filmmakers and critics fretted, reasonably, that a Netflix acquisition would kill off the moviegoing experience for good, in light of Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos’ professed antipathy toward theater-exclusive releases.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

This was not a prospect that filled me with enthusiasm…Tim said Vikram would be expecting my call…When I reached him, Vikram professed to be surprised.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

His other passions included football, the tango and the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, a city he professed to love "more than any place else".

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Many observers have professed confusion over how Good, an unarmed person, can somehow be seen as a mortal threat.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 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