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[aw-rey-shuhn, oh-rey-] / ɔˈreɪ ʃən, oʊˈreɪ- /


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In this important work, Saladin Ambar has produced the first—and most nuanced—book-length treatment of that oration.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 7, 2025

“Avoid emotional oration and loud, impassioned pleas. A well-reasoned and logical presentation without resort to histrionics is easier for listeners to comprehend.”

From Seattle Times Apr. 13, 2024

The movie came freighted with exposition, along with lengthy monologues and much stirring oration.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 23, 2024

Armstrong's writing is consistently sharp and poignant, but Kendall's funerary oration gives wings to this heavy scene.

From Salon May 22, 2023

One night, as I was practising my oration, Uncle Piet came by and gave me a small transistor radio as a present for doing well in school.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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