rhetoric
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By ramping up its rhetoric, is Russia also about to intensify its war?
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Megan Lam is a rising senior at UC Berkeley, where they study integrative biology, rhetoric and journalism.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
With his pan-Africanist rhetoric, Sonko had gained a following among young Senegalese after a major power struggle with former president Macky Sall, who ruled from 2012 to 2024.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
The remarks aligned with a broader pattern in which Trump has increasingly incorporated physical appearance into public evaluations of military personnel and officials, blending ceremonial praise with informal commentary that moved beyond traditional graduation rhetoric.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
In most adversarial situations, to prove your own case is to disprove your opponent’s—though rhetoric being as slippery as it is, the task is seldom precisely symmetrical.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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