speak up
Example Sentences
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The trend has empowered more women to speak up, especially after a Kazakh blogger with around a million Instagram followers died after undergoing liposuction in May.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
He also urged his viewers to "speak up" as "now was the time to fight for the sake of the protectors of cows".
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Martinez and her family praised the Los Angeles police officers who investigated her case and called on fellow vendors to speak up when attacked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
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
I shouldn’t have endangered Arthur just because I wanted to speak up for us and everyone like us.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
