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discourse

[dis-kawrs, -kohrs, dis-kawrs, -kohrs, dis-kawrs, -kohrs] / ˈdɪs kɔrs, -koʊrs, dɪsˈkɔrs, -ˈkoʊrs, dɪsˈkɔrs, -ˈkoʊrs /




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From the Holy See to Silicon Valley, each day brings a fresh wave of discourse.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

“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

“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

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

To continue the historicall narration of these experiments would make a discourse too tedious & confused, & therefore...’

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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