speak out

Example Sentences

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The truth is that the ADA’s action only validated the editorial’s exhortation to scientists to speak out forcefully: “We can no longer afford complacency and fear. We must all act now!”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

First they came for the preening, powdered popinjays of television news, but I did not speak out because I am not a popinjay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

This odd mindset was there for other people observing Silicon Valley at the time to see — but no one seemed to notice, or at least not enough to speak out.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

However, after his mother sued him this year over a property dispute -- what he called his "breaking point" -- Siranudh decided to speak out and is now planning to pursue legal action.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

I never knew that so many people experienced the same misery I am going through right now, and I want to thank you for giving them a chance to speak out.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz