Espouse
Espouse verb - To take as a spouse.
Usage example: heeded his father's advice to espouse someone with whom he had common interests
Separate
Separate verb - To set or force apart.
Both words in one sentence
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He has been "wrong" to espouse two entirely contradictory positions in two separate episodes, and was somehow wrong both times — even when the episodes came to the same conclusion.
Source: Strawman Has a Point
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