prepared speech

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"We have to do better, we must do better," vowed Mr Fletcher, who cast aside his prepared speech when he stood under a canopy facing rows of Sudanese women and children, clapping and ululating.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024

In his prepared speech to the rabbis, Francis said his first thought and prayers goes “above all else, to everything that has happened in the last few weeks,” a clear reference to the Oct.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023

He read his prepared speech in Spanish but at the end, shifted into impromptu Italian and said:

From Reuters • Aug. 28, 2023

Francis made the comments to explain why he chose not to deliver a prepared speech to visiting charity workers for Eastern rite churches.

From Washington Times • Jun. 22, 2023

“I should have practiced my prepared speech again,” he muttered to Werfel.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin