speak

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The author also notes a telling detail: Abolitionists such as Douglass often chose to speak on July 5, not the Fourth itself, regarding the official celebration as compromised, even profane.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

He added that, stuck in an unfamiliar country, thousands of miles from home, where the main languages are French and Lingala and few people speak English or Spanish, there is just "nothing to do".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

“They deserve dignity, and we have to speak out for them.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

I believe that one of my roles, as someone harmed by this regime and now living in exile, is to speak out on behalf of those who have no voice, to talk about what's happening.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

I couldn’t bead, didn’t dance, could barely speak my language or grow decent hair.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith