rhetoric
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Despite the negative rhetoric about their ties from some quarters, New Zealand's Luxon has been promoting a welcoming image for Modi's visit to a country that is home to an Indian diaspora of about 300,000.
From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026
Whether such rhetoric will resonate in France and the U.K. remains to be seen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026
Anxieties in the aftermath of World War II and the dawn of the Cold War brought another rise of Christian rhetoric in U.S. civic life.
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026
We're used to hearing his rhetoric about change, about making the country more equal, about looking after communities that have been left behind like Makerfield, his new constituency.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
I started college at nearby UC Berkeley, where my life was a mixture of antiwar rallies and marches and beginning French and rhetoric classes.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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