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[speech] / spitʃ /




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"I hadn't seen him do any preparation for the speech at all. And he was like, 'I'm just going to wing it. It's fine. How hard can it be?'," she said.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

That’s one of the takeaways from Chairman Kevin Warsh’s first speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium today.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

“I still think that market moves on the back of this speech could fade quickly if the economic data does not swing hawkish, because Warsh is not a proponent of forward guidance,” she told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

When it came to De Minaur's speech, however, Boulter admitted she was "sceptical".

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

They floundered about in the wrong clothes with the incorrect haircut and speech patterns like the proverbial bull in a china shop.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Clement Attlee provided Purpose and Policy – a selection of his speeches.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

The former White House teleprompter operator allegedly made tens of thousands placing bets on what words Donald Trump might use in his speeches.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

The eerie mood is accentuated by an introductory film projected on the distant stone and a twangy voice intoning excerpts from the Lincoln speeches etched in the atrium above ground.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

And so taking away five categories, there’s going to be that much fewer speeches.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

To this end, I rehearsed my speeches again and again using a teleprompter set up in one corner of my office.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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