deliver a speech

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Plumes of black smoke blanketed swaths of the city center as international guests began arriving for the first day of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, where Putin is expected to deliver a speech on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

But Roosevelt was running to reclaim the White House as a third-party candidate when he was shot—and, famously, proceeded to deliver a speech with the bullet still lodged in his chest—in 1912.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

But Bisha, watching her familiar face deliver a speech she knew nothing about, in a role she never agreed to, was left reeling.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Trump is also expected to deliver a speech Wednesday evening intended to defend and preview his agenda, though the White House has not specified whether it will directly address the administration’s escalating posture toward Venezuela.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025

Mr. Breland looked ready to deliver a speech, but Judge Swango stopped him in mid-sentence.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe