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speak up

verb as in assert

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“We need to stand up together and speak up,” the governor said on social media.

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The 25-year-old combines playing for the Cambridgeshire part-timers by speaking up on LGBTQ+ issues and using his profile - he has more than one million followers on Instagram - to champion equality and inclusion.

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And it urged everyone performing in Riyadh to use the opportunity to speak up on topics such as human rights and free speech.

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"I am so scared that if he walks free, his first actions will be swift retribution towards me and others who spoke up," wrote Ms Ventura.

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It could be an awkward conversation, but speaking up and telling them directly how you feel can be very effective.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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