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pronouncement

[pruh-nouns-muhnt] / prəˈnaʊns mənt /


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The pronouncement was a dramatic contrast to Jackson’s 1984 hosting gig on “Saturday Night Live” and his memorable reading of “Green Eggs and Ham” during a 1991 appearance on the sketch variety series.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

At the time, his pronouncement was met with blank faces and stifled laughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

He followed this with a pronouncement that he was ordering flags to be lowered to half-staff.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2025

The pronouncement raised eyebrows as it came from the manager of a club without a trophy since the League Cup win under the long-forgotten Juande Ramos in 2008.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

Rabbi Gold has a deep, resonant voice so that even when he says hello, it sounds like he’s making a major pronouncement from the pulpit.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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