rhetoric
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Last week, I wrote about the overuse of the slang-suffix “-maxxing” in nutritional spaces, underscoring why the rhetoric we use to define how we nourish ourselves matters so greatly.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
“The access to social media, the access to rhetoric around violence, the actions around violence are all different in 2026 than in 1998.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Such "blunt" rhetoric is "out of the ordinary" coming from Xi in conversation with a US president, Adam Ni, editor of the China Neican newsletter, told AFP.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
I also think that the surrounding rhetoric, the temper of the times that we live in, really matters, you know, that judges in general have always been treated with a certain amount of respect.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
In Shakespeare’s day, rhetoric was one third of a basic education.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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