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espouses

  • present tense form of espouse (3rd person singular).

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It espouses a very conservative view of the family, which it says should consist of "a father, a mother and as many children as possible."

From BBC Apr. 11, 2026

The Japan Innovation Party espouses free-market ideas including lower taxes and deregulation, which if implemented could further jolt the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 21, 2025

The overall mission Peretti espouses in his memo also runs up against some striking self-contradictions.

From Slate Feb. 11, 2025

Courageous in his commitment to scientific truth, he espouses opinions that can strike us as elitist and illiberal today.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2024

A young woman who so rashly espouses the cause of a swain, simply because he has the prospect of a pair of handcuffs staring him in the face, is unreliable, sadly out of balance.

From Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives by Lynch, Lawrence L.