speak
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The Dodgers were widely criticized by fans for failing to speak out at the time.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
I’d rather see an empty-feeling shot than something filled out by AI — at least the material’s quality could speak for itself.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Keen to find out more about family life in Islington, I joined a Zip-Zap baby music class to speak to parents.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Netanhau is due to speak at the U.N.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
I was too sulky to speak and took my mind off my troubles by recalling how Hog Scald Road got its name.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Goodman often speaks to her more than 660,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok about estrangement and “emotionally immature” parents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
"David speaks to so many different people. I think that's what's unique about him," said Stacy Jones, founder and CEO of the marketing agency Hollywood Branded.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
“This Department speaks plainly and directly when we identify violations of federal law. Being clear about violations of federal civil rights law isn’t political or combative — it’s transparent,” Dhillon said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
But I’d argue the lack of “Odyssey” films partially stems from the fact that the text speaks for itself.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
It hardly ever speaks, and even if it does you often have to wait awhile.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Thus spake one of the world’s most powerful men this week, after he gained more power still.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2022
Thus spake Martin Luther King Jr. at the end of the Selma to Montgomery voting rights march.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2020
Thus spake Kanye West to his wife, Kim Kardashian West, and, via the bully pulpit of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” to all of us.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2018
"When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child" runs Corinthians 13:11.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 3, 2010
So soon as we were dismissed, I sought out the bassoonist who had spake to Sip and me of Dunmore.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Burnham spoke to John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth at a series of face-to-face meetings in Glasgow.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
For her part, Cunningham says she is "not a very political person" and "very much in the middle," but spoke out because of her moral beliefs, and her expertise as a top female athlete.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
And it will drive opportunity for the 115-year-old company, says Chief Executive Arvind Krishna, who spoke to me in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service praised the women who spoke out against Robertson.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
I spoke to him and he said a few words that I didn't understand.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
You’ve spoken about how connected you and Ryan Gosling felt at that time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
According to a Politico profile of Lamb, he has also spoken in support of private militias.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Modi has not spoken publicly about the protests, but a cabinet minister said he had promised to take the "strongest possible steps" to protect the interest of the students.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Scaloni said he had not spoken to Messi, before bursting into tears himself then leaving the news conference.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Don Quixote was relieved: his beloved squire had spoken well, and he was safe.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
Fiona Scolding KC, speaking on behalf of Oxevision, questioned whether it was more difficult to introduce randomised controlled trials in mental health units.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Fundamentally speaking, they are still pretty creditworthy from a balance-sheet perspective,” Jack Janasiewicz, lead portfolio strategist at Natixis Investment Managers Solutions, said of the hyperscalers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Sometimes, you just have to accept that you’re talking to an expert who is speaking in terms beyond your ken.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Hiddleston was actually on a set in Atlanta, but there he was speaking Latin and revisiting his own past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
When I awake, I don’t remember any of the words that were said, just the sense that many people were speaking.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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