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


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That oration was scheduled to be delivered at the statehouse by none other than Abraham Lincoln Esq.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Gilroy recently joined The Envelope via Zoom to annotate the four-minute oration.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 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

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

From Salon May 22, 2023

If the first oration against Catiline can be said to have a dominant figure, though, it is the rhetorical question.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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