discourse
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Many aren’t even old enough to vote, yet they still organize movements and engage in civic discourse on a massive scale.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The think tanks and analysts who shaped that discourse were wrong about nearly everything and were rewarded with more airtime.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
Credit where credit is due, though, he’s already made a mark on the political discourse that will have the staying power of a jagged scar.
From Slate • May 7, 2026
The discourse is civil and the banter is friendly on this humid, overcast morning before Trump's visit, but such across-the-aisle political discussions are few and far between, residents say.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
The word “topic” in linguistics actually has two meanings.5 In this chapter we have been looking at the topic of a discourse or text, namely the subject matter of a series of connected sentences.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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Grade 11, List 3
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