rhetoric
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Campa-Najjar framed his concerns broadly around national unity, warning that the administration’s rhetoric has “fueled division at a time when Americans need unity and solutions.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Strip away the rhetoric and a simple business model emerges.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
"With Artificial Intelligence, though, it feels more extreme," she added, noting that Moreno-Gama was radicalized through the "'AI existential risk' rhetoric" rather than its employment or environmental impacts.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
The observation that "words carry weight and meaning" drew warm applause, as a message against the politics of wild rhetoric.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Its place in the canons of poetics and rhetoric, moreover, has largely survived the personal debunking of its author.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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