profess
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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
“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
While reading Catherine profess, “Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same,” one doesn’t need the aid of a film’s visuals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
Tony didn’t profess to know his son very well.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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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
“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
Russell is aware of this as a potential scenario, but professes not to be remotely concerned about it.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025
The series professes in a title card to be “a true story.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
“I see no enemy to a fortunate issue but in the brow; and that brow professes to say,—‘I can live alone, if self-respect, and circumstances require me so to do.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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“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
In the probation report after the conviction, Brambles again professed his innocence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Though he professed to not know the mainland scene "very well", he pinpointed animation and small-scale productions as bright spots.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
But Nexstar seems to be only aggravating the tension between its professed Middle America branding and its actual business moves.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2026
He professed little interest in the spiritual life—but was intellectually curious, good with his hands, and a natural gardener.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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After the Edwards' crisis, it launched a review of its culture, professing its intention to stamp out bad behaviour.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 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
The Lucasfilm founder and longtime Disney shareholder released a statement professing his “full faith and confidence in the power of Disney and Bob’s track record of driving long-term value.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
There remained now but a few young men who, belonging to no church and professing no religion, were scattered sheepishly about the pews.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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