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rhetoric

[ret-er-ik] / ˈrɛt ər ɪk /


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It is a rhetoric likely to irk bondholders.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Three months later, I published a mea culpa, in which I renounced my support for Trump and apologized for my hurtful deeds and rhetoric.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

His rhetoric took on elements of Eastern Orthodoxy and of darkness and light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Cases like Kelver’s expose key contradictions at the heart of our cherished rhetoric of armed self-defense.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

It’s significant that the man who went on to shape the canons of Roman rhetoric did so having thoroughly digested the Attic tradition.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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