speeches

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It’s graduation season, so you know what that means: a lotta commencement speeches from wealthy figures of renown—all directed to debt-burdened, half-asleep, cap-and-gown-clad graduates worried about the frozen job market awaiting them.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

Services were full of singing and speeches as congregants filled the rows, lined the walls, and spilled into the aisles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

What’s Next: A Brookings Institution survey found a third of academics and Fed watchers agree Fed officials should give fewer speeches, but about half find the quarterly economic projections useful.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

But he has repeatedly said in recent speeches and to his cabinet that he would not "walk away" from the top job, suggesting he would fight any challenge.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“It is much easier to make the speeches than it is to finally make the judgments.”

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin