professed
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"I always think I'm the best but everyone has their own opinion," professed the Frenchman, now the all-time World Cup top goalscorer.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, actor Ed Helms and NBA great Shaquille O’Neal have professed their love for what the screenwriter described as “Rocky” on bikes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
The next thing I think you start seeing is the court becoming interested in, despite its professed adherence to textualism, reading these statutes with an eyebrow raised.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
“In the past, I supported him because of the policies he professed to support and passionately campaigned on,” Greene wrote.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
Although the California Department of Public Health professed to see no hazard, nevertheless in 1959 it required that the use of DDD in the lake be stopped.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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