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[ik-spresh-uhn] / ɪkˈsprɛʃ ən /




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Turk urged Cambodia to ensure that legitimate criticism and expression are protected rather than criminalised, to safeguard civic space, to guarantee the independence of the judiciary and uphold fair trial guarantees.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

While the Derby is a high-profile expression of Southern culture, Louisvillians tend to run cool at first introduction; there are no hugs for strangers, no sweet tea offered at restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

For more than 38 years the World Stage Performance Gallery, in South Los Angeles’ Leimert Park, has presented live music, poetry, spoken word and other forms of cultural expression in its performance gallery.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Iran is no bastion of free expression, in other words, which anyone bopping to those raps about enacting revenge on “the Baal-worshipping Epstein crew” must remember.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

The wandering soul scrutinized Clare in return, her expression moving through surprise, curiosity, discomfort, then—when she spotted his empty eye socket—disgust.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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