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Recent Examples of professedly
That explains the ludicrous decision this month of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in TikTok Inc. v. Garland to uphold Congress’ ban on TikTok, a social media platform, professedly to protect us from Chinese conquest or control.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
The world-famous aviator, through the America First Committee, professedly opposed U.S. involvement as a fool’s errand that would foster dictatorship at home.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
How much of this was planned is unclear, but a subsequent scene in which Fielder calls the parents of the child actors to inform them of his new, fatherly involvement is another object lesson in the way that power can seep into even the most professedly intimate of nooks.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022
But imagine if right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán or another professedly illiberal leader took similar steps.
—Samuel Goldman, The Week, 18 Feb. 2022
In any prior year, that number would be noteworthy for the professedly liberal yet overwhelmingly white industry.
—Lee Seymour, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
Early modern Europe had the daily pageant of court society, with its graceful, witty, professedly nonchalant aristocrats who had every muscle under tight control and every piece of clothing precisely arranged.
—David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021
Applebaum writes, professedly, about the ideological currents of elite discourse, not the economic anxiety of lower-middle-class Americans, Brits, or Poles.
—Jackson Lears, The New York Review of Books, 11 Mar. 2021
Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
The world-famous aviator, through the America First Committee, professedly opposed U.S. involvement as a fool’s errand that would foster dictatorship at home.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
How much of this was planned is unclear, but a subsequent scene in which Fielder calls the parents of the child actors to inform them of his new, fatherly involvement is another object lesson in the way that power can seep into even the most professedly intimate of nooks.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022
But imagine if right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán or another professedly illiberal leader took similar steps.
—Samuel Goldman, The Week, 18 Feb. 2022
In any prior year, that number would be noteworthy for the professedly liberal yet overwhelmingly white industry.
—Lee Seymour, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
Early modern Europe had the daily pageant of court society, with its graceful, witty, professedly nonchalant aristocrats who had every muscle under tight control and every piece of clothing precisely arranged.
—David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021
Applebaum writes, professedly, about the ideological currents of elite discourse, not the economic anxiety of lower-middle-class Americans, Brits, or Poles.
—Jackson Lears, The New York Review of Books, 11 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professedly
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Most lands in most continents have usually been ruled by kings and queens, perhaps nowhere more so than in Europe.Geoffrey Wheatcroft, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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So perhaps Russo will now try equally as hard to get an interview with the 83-year-old Mr. Dylan.Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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TikTok Users and the Five Stages of Grief The reactions across what may possibly serve as the final week of the app's operations in the U.S. have shown every one of the five stages of grief, and on the final day before the shutdown, acceptance is setting in.David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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If the first court convicts him and issues a prison term, Yoon would serve that sentence as the case possibly moves up to the Seoul High Court and Supreme Court.Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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Antar said that with the granite base, the sculpture probably weighs closer to 90 pounds.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Seniors and young adults 18 to 24 are least likely to own crypto, but probably for different reasons.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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But the finished product feels relatively humorless, leaving the cast looking silly in scenes that might conceivably have flown if played as deadpan comedy — not a tenor achieved or seemingly even aimed for here.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Rolling Stones story might conceivably feature a blink-and-miss-it walk-on role for Tubular Bells composer Mike Oldfield, whose sister was close with Marianne Faithful.Darryn King, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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But Biden leaves office on Jan. 20, and the recovery effort will likely sprawl for years to come.Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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The Kings hadn’t played since their double-overtime win over the Miami Heat on Monday, leaving three days between games, which likely would have meant at least one rigorous practice with Brown at the helm.Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 11 Jan. 2025
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If not the Caped Crusader directly, then maybe a member of the Batman Family such as Nightwing or Batgirl.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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In turn, Venezuela would agree to slow emigration or maybe take back millions of migrants deported from the U.S.Marc Caputo, Axios, 18 Jan. 2025
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Edmonton is in the market to bolster its blue line and its reportedly leading the race to land a marquee free-agent defenseman.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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The slide came as Nvidia’s billionaire cofounder Jensen Huang reportedly arrived in China’s tech hub Shenzhen for a visit.Yue Wang, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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