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Discover LudwigThe phrase "professes to be" is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used to express an opinion or belief someone claims to have. For example, "the politician professes to be a champion of the poor but has done little to help them."
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It professes to be pro-European.
Mr. Trump professes to be unfazed.
He professes to be an optimist.
Yet Mr. Clark professes to be unconcerned.
Mr. Moonves professes to be unconcerned.
Mr. Ito professes to be not overly worried.
Google professes to be a champion of net neutrality.
Mr. Tian professes to be unfazed by the hurdles.
Outwardly at least, Woods professes to be his own guru.
Mr. Berg, the biographer, professes to be stumped.
François Hollande professes to be a perennial optimist.
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