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The following are excerpts from a speech Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered in Athens on Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Our narrator, one of the wandering statues, recounts the group’s escape plan, peppering his speech with nonsensical, knock-off Latin words.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Policy announcements aside, what stood out in this speech for me was a broader point.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
In his stump speech, Donalds didn't mention Trump at all.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Her speech was over, and Edward Ashton and his minions had been trapped here in the dining hall the whole time, just as she and Simon had planned.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
In their speeches since the meeting, Fed officials have portrayed the hike as a cautious one.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
In their speeches since the meeting, Fed policymakers have portrayed the hike as a cautious one.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
“So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country” is a collection of essays adapted from speeches he has given since 2007, many with straightforward titles, including “Let Judges Be Judges.”
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
“I rarely read newspaper editorials about our cases,” remarks Justice Samuel Alito in “So Ordered,” a collection of speeches delivered since he joined the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
“Pretty speeches! When a man can make pretty speeches, I always wonder how long he’s been practicing! Come on, Nat. Let’s tell mother!”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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Academy Awards, List 1
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"Encounter"
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Literary Terms, Part I
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