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Or, worse still, he has proclaimed many objectives, some of them contradictory with one another, many of them inconsistent with objectives proclaimed by his top advisers, because they don’t know what his objectives are either.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

To absolutely no one's surprise, Cameroon's Constitutional Council has proclaimed the re-election of 92-year old President Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, for an eighth successive term.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

Jones, who was elected as a state senator in 2020 before seeking the lieutenant governor's office in 2022, has proclaimed his innocence.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2024

He has proclaimed it his mission to bring in automation and digitization to modernize the plant — and correspondingly to raise wages.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2023

“Well, Gawaine,” he said, suddenly collapsing, “it seems that Mordred has proclaimed himself the King of England, under this New Order of his.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White