self-avowed
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Emma Goldman, a self-avowed anarchist, had come to the United States from Lithuania as a teenager.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
In 2022’s diffuse religious marketplace, it’s hard to measure what these self-avowed prophets can deliver, exactly, for politicians.
From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2022
But Hertzberg, the self-avowed conciliator, said Horvath’s move showcased her “my-way-or-the-highway attitude.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2022
In Australia, another Commonwealth country, one self-avowed republican describes meeting with the Queen.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2022
It was his intention, self-avowed and dominant, that he would come to some decision in regard to Eden before that walk was done.
From Eden An Episode by Saltus, Edgar
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