speak

Example Sentences

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Known as a “10x engineer,” Silicon Valley speak for a coder who is 10 times as productive as the average worker, Brockman had no direct reports for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

"It's kind of a poisoned chalice for any Chinese defence minister to speak out publicly," said Jennifer Parker, adjunct professor at the University of Western Australia's Defence and Security Institute.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

“The primary difference is that perpetual futures are the crypto-native contract,” said one Coinbase employee who agreed to speak with MarketWatch about the company’s plans on background.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Cooper answered that his record "stood for itself" before Wood stood again to speak.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Around here things were getting too hot for us, so to speak.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck