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speak

[speek] / spik /




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He receives a stream of calls in his windowless office, stepping in and out to speak to teams hunched over screens in a command post.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

But I’ll do my best to pull it off, so to speak.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Space Investor would only speak on condition of anonymity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The book’s editor, Gina Iaquinta, doesn’t speak Spanish, but when she read the manuscript for the first time, she says the writing made her feel like she did.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

‘Come on,’ he said, not bothering to speak wolf.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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