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exhortation

[eg-zawr-tey-shuhn, ek-sawr-] / ˌɛg zɔrˈteɪ ʃən, ˌɛk sɔr- /


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The truth is that the ADA’s action only validated the editorial’s exhortation to scientists to speak out forcefully: “We can no longer afford complacency and fear. We must all act now!”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

The musicians' exhortation -- made on June 28 at the open-air festival held in southwest England -- led to the BBC saying it would no longer live-broadcast musical performances deemed "high risk".

From Barron's Dec. 23, 2025

The times, then and now, the book implies, call for vehement exhortation.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 7, 2025

Lewis told Salon that, as a self-described universalist who believes that all human beings will be restored to a right relationship with God, Christian exhortation need not come at the expense of pluralism.

From Salon Oct. 18, 2024

And it was a hurricane with one unavoidable exhortation: Roll over, Beethoven .

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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