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[speech] / spitʃ /




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Demand for speech and language support has also risen since the Covid pandemic, and more young people are asking for help with social, emotional and mental health needs.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Abridge had previously trained its own speech recognition model because third-party models weren’t tuned for hospital settings and medical speech, Liang said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In addition, aggressive behavior, verbal and physical intimidation and hate speech were banned.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

In his speech to Spanish bishops, he urged them to "build a new reality through respectful dialogue and the use of new languages" to evangelise, urging them to recognise young people's "search for meaning".

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“On the other hand, I have had a devil of a time learning the name of this school. But after Miss Lumley’s speech about poems and ferns, I believe I have it at last.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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