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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
profess .
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Examples
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But since his commitment level to the ideals he professes is ZERO ... he can't remember how to stay on political track.
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After his death, three days after the barn-yard speech, the socialism he professes is drastically altered when Napoleon and the other pigs begin to dominate.
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The Roane volume, certainly the earliest in English, professes to have been printed by "Michal Wood" in 1553.
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David again professes his constant adherence to God and his duty, notwithstanding the many difficulties and discouragements he met with.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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Austin professes reluctance to talk about “other folks business” but notes that a houseboat similar to Gore’s will cost between $500,000 to a million dollars.
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In honest truth, and upon a more candid revision of the matter, the French expression professes more than it performs.
32. The Wig. Paris 1917
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In honest truth, and upon a more candid revision of the matter, the French expression professes more than it performs.
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We shall, doubtless, please him by discussing the doctrine he professes, which is that of Jesus crucified.
Thais Anatole France 1884
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French expression professes more than it performs.
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This mosque is a tribute to the fall of the towers and even its 'name professes this.
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