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"professing to have" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is used to indicate that someone claims or pretends to possess something, whether it is a skill, knowledge, possession, or quality. This phrase is often used to express doubt or skepticism about the validity of the claim. Example: The man was professing to have a PhD in physics, but his lack of knowledge and coherent explanations made me question his credentials.
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Kaling doesn't mind the schedule, professing to have no hobbies other than dieting.
"I turn people gay," Suzanne says at a dinner party, professing to have a superpower.
Is Aston Villa the first club Robbie Keane has joined without professing to have previously supported them?
Professing to have tested the infinite-monkey theorum, the virtual apes have completed 99.99% of the bard's plays and sonnets.
For months, I kept an eye out for anyone professing to have heard of the tools being shared among contractors, as he had described.
"Instead of shrugging their shoulders and professing to have no authority in the matter, city officials should look for ways to protect the peninsula from potential erosion of its quality of life," said the newspaper.
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Many people, and some professions, profess to have this ability.
The proportion of the population professing to having no religion was 31.8%, higher than the national average of 22.3%.
The Europeans profess to have few illusions.
They often profess to have little influence in Damascus.
Mr. Garment professed to have no lasting scars from Watergate.
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