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oration

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


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Ironically, this shift to oration represents a return to one of the oldest traditions in education.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

He’s a billionaire with a checkered past and no gift for oration.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 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

The opening words of Antony’s funeral oration in Julius Caesar are, covertly, an ethos appeal par excellence: a positioning of the speaker with relation to the crowd.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith


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