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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
espouse .
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Examples
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But the laid-back, live-and-let-live philosophy the term espouses sowed the seeds of Flower Power when the Beats went West.
Music news, reviews, comment and features | guardian.co.uk Kevin Sampson 2008
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In the long run, what Will espouses is neither practical nor wise, just “Washington” through and through.
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Second, I have another reason for allowing Larry Kralj to post whatever he pleases, subject to the minor rules I mentioned above: Every cause he espouses is doomed by his insane style.
Corraling Kralj David 2006
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When the heir to the throne of Great Britain espouses alternative cures, (such as coffee enemas to cure cancer,) you know science is in deep doo-doo.
Medpundit 2006
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In the past, libertarians could perhaps find a voice in one of the two major parties, but that tends to just end in frustration as about the 50% of what either party espouses is inconsistent with a true respect for individual liberties.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Why do So Many Libertarians Blog? 2005
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There are many flavors of libertarianism, but the kind that this moron IRI espouses is the wingnuttiest of them all because it has nothing whatsover to do with the founders or their original intent.
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Pastor Mac asserts that strict biblical literalism is the source of everything Living Word espouses: It is real easy to be selective in your believing.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Second, the insurance market is riddled with monopolies that limit the sort of mobility Feldstein espouses.
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Here, Dr. Kitaka espouses what she calls the six H's.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Carol Spahn 2011
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BTW, thanks for gaying up my nom with "espouses", dipshit!
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