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oratory

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


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Much attention has been focused on Donald Trump’s use of words — that is, his peculiar style of oratory.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

With his father often on the road, the pastor of their church became a mentor to Thomas and noticed his oratory skills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 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

So far, the Democratic National Convention has been filled with era-marking oratory.

From Slate • Aug. 22, 2024

They were among the crowns of a group of trees surrounding the tower of an old oratory: exactly where he’d thought they were, though it all looked different from high up in a tree.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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