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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

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

Liebling didn’t profess to be the best wordsmith who ever lived, but he did say that he could write faster than anyone who could write better.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

On one hand, there’s the recent Harris Poll that found 72% of Americans profess an interest in soccer, a 17% increase from 2020.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025

I tell her that I profess God’s goodness and mercy, but what I love most truly is his marvelous creature, my son.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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

He professes a love for James Franco, drinking Guinness, thrifting, dancing in random bathrooms and delivering confessions from bed.

From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2025

They need to know what she’ll say if someone professes falling in love with her, for example, or if she’s presented with an unsafe situation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025

The first, which will perhaps become increasingly important in an inquisitive age which professes to still value privacy, makes it possible to obtain sensitive information about a group of people without compromising any person’s privacy.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Furthermore, its professed goals are not exactly realistic.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 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

He professed a belief in laissez-faire economics, signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, and remained over-focused on the value of the U.S. dollar.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

This is when she professed a desire to travel—she hadn’t yet said alone—and then in the next breath admitted she’d told the school people not to call for a while.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

Back in 2016, Taco Bell introduced its limited-time “quesalupa” to the Canadian market by calling on everyday fans to read scripts professing their love for the product in appropriately cheesy, ’80s-style dating videos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 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

Weeks before he was due to stand trial, after years of professing his innocence, Bryan Kohberger made a shocking decision - he was pleading guilty.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2025

He stopped playing games with us, and one day he approached Janae with a letter professing his undying love for her.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi