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oration

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


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In the 1970s, as Jobs was starting a company in Silicon Valley, Cook was in Alabama winning oration contests sponsored by his local Optimist Club.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

“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

That approach means the movie is freighted with exposition, along with lengthy monologues and much stirring oration.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2023

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

From Salon • May 22, 2023

This is, as the name suggests, the part of an oration in which you smash your opponent’s arguments into little tiny pieces.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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