speak
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Some, still inside the country, told Panorama they wanted to speak out despite the risks, saying they had found it difficult to hold on to hope once the mass protests had been brutally crushed.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
The judge allowed them to speak together for a few minutes.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
“I’m not gonna say exactly how it will be, because that’s work we have to do with the Legislature, and with every community having a chance to speak up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
It’s a diverse community with some residents who primarily speak Spanish.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
Hands began rising but Mary was struggling to speak.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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His use of the word "you" speaks of his disconnection from home.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
She speaks mainly Spanish and is the primary caretaker for her husband, Nemorio, who is blind.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
The fact that the Phantoms, always known for their passing attack, are on the verge of producing a 1,000-yard running back speaks for itself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Mr. El-Sayed said: “Nobody speaks for this campaign besides me and my campaign spokespeople.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
When he speaks, it’s so low I can barely hear it.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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Thus spake one of the world’s most powerful men this week, after he gained more power still.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2022
Thus spake Martin Luther King Jr. at the end of the Selma to Montgomery voting rights march.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2020
Thus spake Kanye West to his wife, Kim Kardashian West, and, via the bully pulpit of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” to all of us.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2018
And Gibran spake, It is a misprint for The Profit.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 30, 2010
Shortly before he set forth on this final voyage, Octavian, my dear Octavian, spake to me of writing a treatise upon government.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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When I spoke with him last Thursday, the veteran journalist repeated his belief in the press’ witnessing role, unshaken by the massive changes occurring in the news industry.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
People I spoke with lamented a childhood filled with academic stress: cram school tutoring, studying well into the night and China’s make-or-break gaokao university entrance examination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Cafe, where she spoke with alumnae of the Divine Nine, a group of historically Black fraternities and sororities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
AFP spoke to several Kherson residents, one of whom said the ceasefire had been a "breath of fresh air".
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
And this is when C.C. was glad she waited and listened before she spoke because she now knew she could offer something helpful to Duane.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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And in Antigua he is expected to voice his "sincere sorrow", having spoken about the "great suffering of the past" in the Bahamas last week.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Her mother worked multiple jobs to support the family, and Maya has spoken openly about the financial pressures they faced.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
“I thought it was remarkable,” Stephen Blackwood says in an email after the secretary of state has spoken in praise of “the Western mind” and classical traits that define the West.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
In 1996, he won a Grammy for best spoken word album for children for “Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf.”
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
Each word was spoken so carefully it was as if they were made of glass.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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Former Reds defender Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool are the biggest title challengers to Arsenal,, external though, speaking on Friday, Iraola insisted it was too early to look at the table.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
In 2016, Dave resumed work as a certified innovation trainer speaking to corporate groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Experienced politicians with thousands of hours of shaking hands and speaking at community functions under their belts, they each have a distinctive approach to the job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Latinos and other non-English speaking voters will be key to the outcome of the state’s high-profile U.S.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
Perhaps Sancho was dead and this was his soul speaking.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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