discourse
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“Obsession” desperately wants to be a modern film, but can’t do anything more bold than gesturing to the bleakness and incessant discourse this reality is mired in.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
After the June 2024 debate and the discourse that followed, she writes that “the biggest lesson” was “that if you don’t explain something well enough then the question won’t go away.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Maron’s been the king of anxious discourse for decades.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
“What I think is a little bit misleading about this K-shaped discourse is it’s not new,” Hsu said.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
But as we shall see, coherent discourse also uses devices that differ from the branching of a tree, and our metaphors must expand accordingly.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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Othello
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Rhetoric
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Grade 11, List 3
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