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“The need of the hour is for credible medium-term fiscal consolidation plans,” said Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, in a speech last week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Taiwanese fighter jets and two Chinook helicopters carrying giant Taiwan flags flew over the capital ahead of Lai's wide-ranging speech, which also covered housing pressure and the declining population.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
According to the NHS, external, verbal dyspraxia is a speech disorder where the muscles have not been damaged, but the messages from the brain that tell the muscles what to do have been affected.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The following are excerpts from a speech Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered in Athens on Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
She promised to reply to each one at the earliest opportunity, although with an important speech to write and so many mysteries to ponder, who knew when that might be?
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
The format itself is less appealing to many younger viewers, who prefer to watch clips of performances, acceptance speeches and red carpet walks on their phone rather than sit through a three-hour ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Julie Hesmondhalgh noticed Myha'la ostentatiously winking at Grant before she voted for him, which led the former Coronation Street actress to make one of the most impassioned - but mistaken - speeches of the night.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Gabriel Perez, an aide who operated Trump’s teleprompter, recently left the administration after revelations that he placed lucrative bets on the prediction market Kalshi based on the content of the president’s speeches.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
“So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country” is a collection of essays adapted from speeches he has given since 2007, many with straightforward titles, including “Let Judges Be Judges.”
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
He'd heard dozens of versions of these hopeful speeches.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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Academy Awards, List 1
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"Encounter"
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Literary Terms, Part I
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