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I didn't believe her avowal of innocence.
The couple exchanged avowals of love.
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Their jobs—which may involve stabbing, shooting, or strangling, as well as betrayals and avowals of loyalty, and locking bodies in car trunks for later disposal—may be slightly stressful at times, but the effects are temporary.
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 30 July 2024
The finale gave us a pretty thrilling cliffhanger: an airborne dragon duel, the killing of a young prince, avowals of all-out war.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 14 June 2024
Indeed, Anderson’s avowal of the left’s historical defeat slides too easily into resentment of such people, who have failed to shake off their Eastern superstitions and appreciate the Western virtues of reason and enlightenment.
—Pankaj Mishra, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
What’s worth bearing in mind is that an avowal of love can have meanings beyond its words.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 30 July 2024
The finale gave us a pretty thrilling cliffhanger: an airborne dragon duel, the killing of a young prince, avowals of all-out war.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 14 June 2024
Indeed, Anderson’s avowal of the left’s historical defeat slides too easily into resentment of such people, who have failed to shake off their Eastern superstitions and appreciate the Western virtues of reason and enlightenment.
—Pankaj Mishra, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
What’s worth bearing in mind is that an avowal of love can have meanings beyond its words.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Avowal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avowal. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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avowal
noun
avow·al
ə-ˈvau̇(-ə)l 
: an open declaration or admission
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