oratorical
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Ali sees a bit of himself in the young orators captured in the documentary “We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest,” which premiered this week on HBO.
From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2020
Young people take part in a public-speaking competition honoring civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in the special “We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2020
When Heidi Schreck was fourteen, her mother cajoled her into entering the American Legion Oratorical Contest, in which high-school students give speeches on the U.S.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 11, 2019
Oratorical contests like these were popular campaign devices, for isolated citizens hungered for entertaining spectacles, and thousands of listeners were willing to gather for lively exchanges that continued for hours in the summer sun.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Oratorical and literary accomplishments are a prerequisite to the highest success and usefulness.
From Colleges in America by Barker, John Marshall
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