rhetorical
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Although little more has followed, Xi and Trump could "commit to some rhetorical signal" in Beijing as a basis for further cooperation, Zeng said.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
“This would constitute a rhetorical concession of substantial significance to Beijing.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
One hand holding a microphone, the other arm tightly tucked across her chest, she retreated to her zones of rhetorical comfort: grievance, victimhood, outrage.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
That legal dance created an opening for Justice Elena Kagan to attack the Court’s new test in a scorching dissent, and she scores some rhetorical and legal points.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
But poor Miss Warren, she answered my rhetorical question.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
Vocabulary lists containing rhetorical
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 1
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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