declaim
verb (used without object)
to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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For years Dr. Mills has declaimed that climate has a considerable effect on human growth, stature, sex development, disease resistance.
From Time Magazine Archive
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