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Which official U.S. document protects the freedom of expression?

expression

[ik-spresh-uhn] / ɪkˈsprɛʃ ən /




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He described a heightened competition to capture users’ expression of “intent” — or tasks that people want to perform.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

“So, eventually, it will become the most powerful physical expression of the brand.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

A public forum is a kind of fancy First Amendment way of saying it’s a space that the government has opened up for certain kinds of expression.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

The team also examined PAD across individual brain regions and looked at patterns of gene expression associated with the different conditions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

The badger was looking at him, her face pinched with the most distressed expression.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

When depressive symptoms increased in these children, they did not become more focused on sad expressions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

The effect is something like uncanny sketch comedy, dredging laughs from Hansen’s stilted expressions and intense demeanor, regardless of a scene’s emotional gravity.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

Like all the other animals, he expresses himself through bleats, grunts and hugely dynamic facial expressions - which is part of his global appeal.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Assume the face is fully legible to us, as, Ms. Bound-Alberti says, “in medicine when healthcare professionals use facial expressions to determine a person’s pain, discomfort or emotional state.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

I mumbled an apology and was about to keep going when I caught a glimpse of their expressions and stopped.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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