as in to speak
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech
some crank mouthing off in the center of town to anyone who would listen
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About 18 people spoke at the meeting about Naperville’s electric utility and its contract with IMEA.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025 -
Trump spoke at length about them in his second speech at the Capitol after being sworn in.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2025
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Before trying any supplement, talk with a healthcare provider.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
26 Jan. 2025
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That is a location that president and candidate Trump talked quite a lot about, specifically as an example of immigration run amuck.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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After premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in May and taking home the coveted Jury Prize and a joint Best Actress prize for its female ensemble (the three aforementioned performers plus Adriana Paz), discourse around Emilia Pérez lit up like a New Year’s Eve fireworks display.—
Lucy Ford,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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But as posting about kids has grown into a legitimate industry online, so has discourse about the ethics of turning children into their families’ breadwinners.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025
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Sheridan has an affinity for writing characters who have lots of big things to say about the world around them and their place in it; Yellowstone features hours of John Dutton solemnly orating on the subject of Montana, the ranching way of life, and the threat posed by outside interlopers.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
20 Dec. 2024
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Is there a historical context where the struggle has been orated by other groups?—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2024
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Keeping performers’ voices in good condition for that long haul is the province of a tribe of vocal coaches in Hollywood and everywhere else people sing or declaim for their supper.—
Jonathan Margolis,
airmail.news,
21 Dec. 2024
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The Koreans have a lesson to share with those whose intellectuals, driven by identity and the metaphysics of difference, declaim ownership of the Enlightenment and its legacy.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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There were interlopers in the ensuing years, but none had more than supporting roles, until Chrysler announced a radical concept in 1989 at the North American International Auto Show.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
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Georgia wildlife officials announced Thursday that the state has confirmed its first case of Chronic Wasting Disease.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
24 Jan. 2025
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