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oratory

[awr-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, or-] / ˈɔr əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈɒr- /


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Perhaps Mr. Pinsker grants Lincoln too little credit for inspiring voters with his soaring oratory; even the canonical speeches are analyzed here primarily for political messaging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

After about eight minutes, the protesters left the roadway, convening in front of the 17-story tower, where the oratory continued.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

It announced that the school oratory would be open on Saturday and Sunday for pupils and their families to come together to remember Tiarnán.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2025

His oratory first electrified the Democratic convention in 2004, when he was a state lawmaker running for the U.S.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2024

In Quintilian it is a little more complicated: witnesses and documents come to the lawyer from outside; technical proofs are constructed by the lawyer himself, so that they are formed within the discipline of oratory.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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