speak up
Example Sentences
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We believe findings here are likely to hold in other places similarly dependent on agriculture, as farmers from Wisconsin to Delaware speak up about their reliance on immigrant labor.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
The OMB proposal finally stirred major scientific bodies to speak up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Quayle, who would one day like to move into coaching, is encouraged to speak up if he has observations about the way Williams is training.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Daniel Zhao, Glassdoor’s chief economist, says this metric is a window into whether workers believe they “can speak up, if the organization is transparent and the speed of communications” between different parts of the organization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
“Will you speak up, please ? I couldn’t hear you.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
