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The fury and volume of the White House’s reaction to one sentence in the senator’s speech was telling.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Xu, whose mother died when he was a year old, recalled in a speech how he ate only sweet potato and steamed bread in his school years.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Ignore how free speech does not entail freedom from consequences.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
On day one, the media would try to ignore such a speech.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Her speech was over, and Edward Ashton and his minions had been trapped here in the dining hall the whole time, just as she and Simon had planned.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
The eerie mood is accentuated by an introductory film projected on the distant stone and a twangy voice intoning excerpts from the Lincoln speeches etched in the atrium above ground.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Alongside scenes where Guardiola obsesses over tactics, there are many where he gives candid speeches and berates his team.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Talarico’s campaign pointed to the Democrat’s extensive comments about his faith in sermons, speeches and interviews.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
On Thursday they shouted "I am Fidel" and applauded throughout the performances and speeches.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
“What an amiable creature I was!—No wonder you should hold my speeches in such affectionate remembrance.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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Academy Awards, List 1
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"Encounter"
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Literary Terms, Part I
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