rhetoric
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Ben McMillan, CIO at IDX Advisors, said he has been keeping a close eye on polls at the national and local level as the drumbeat of anti-data-center rhetoric has picked up.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
The committee’s rhetoric about Ms. Pillay’s efforts to “promote peace and international law” rings hollow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The coroner said the inquest aimed to give the Pearson family a voice, but added that their concerns "coalesce into two words of rhetoric – 'What if?'"
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
That has left the kingdom searching for friends beyond Washington, for allies ready to put rockets where the rhetoric is and assist in a fight Saudi Arabia considers existential.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Though wary of this sudden about-face, Ronald Reagan seemed willing to soften his rhetoric and take a new look at US-Soviet relations.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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