as in to speak out
to voice one's opinions freely with force
don't worry, he'll pipe up if he feels he's being overlooked
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In the future, if Alex — or anyone else — steals an idea from you, pipe up in the meeting and take it back.
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Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
And sitting in the back seat of the family car after school pickup on a warm spring day, her 9-year-old piped up during an interview with the Detroit Free Press.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
And sitting in the backseat of the family car after school pick-up on a warm spring day, her 9-year-old piped up during an interview with the Detroit Free Press.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
Someone would have to pipe up and say: But what about human culture?
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
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Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
And sitting in the back seat of the family car after school pickup on a warm spring day, her 9-year-old piped up during an interview with the Detroit Free Press.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
And sitting in the backseat of the family car after school pick-up on a warm spring day, her 9-year-old piped up during an interview with the Detroit Free Press.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
Someone would have to pipe up and say: But what about human culture?
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
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And this isn’t the first time Ferrell has spoken out in support of Harris.Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
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Barton is not the only one of Gallagher's former costars he's been speaking out about recently, though.Julia Moore, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Every few minutes, some attendees began shouting to interrupt her speech.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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For Universal, Wicked is its Jurassic World for the year; the studio has been shouting this adaptation of the stage show in Paris Olympics and Super Bowl spots.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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With the help of his loyal, oddball animal friends, Pierre finds the courage to speak up, break tradition, and change his world for the better.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
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Snoop was forced to speak up after the social media outrage reached a crescendo, and in doing so, brought even more attention to King Ice.Lilian Raji, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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View some more first photos below, then sound off in the comments.Nick Caruso, TVLine, 30 Oct. 2024
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However, according to reviewers sounding off in the comments section on Target.com, its designer counterpart is a bit hard to place.Julia Guerra, StyleCaster, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recognizing the need for more workers, Scholz and his cabinet have mostly focused on irregular migration, those people seeking shelter and protection in Germany, while trying to talk up the benefits of skilled migration.Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Chair Channing Dungey, who also talked up the creative discipline required to make them.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
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The one at Land’s End is perhaps most famous, near the mist and crying seabirds of the Golden Gate (just don’t approach the cliffs).Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Really, there is no moral rationale for celebrating your team’s win knowing that, somewhere, a child is crying as a result.Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Other witnesses reportedly told police that Neely had been yelling and harassing passengers.Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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When the police visited Parker’s home to speak with him, Parker refused to open his door, yelled at an officer and was issued a $195 fine for disorderly conduct, the complaint states.Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2024
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.WSJ, WSJ, 14 Feb. 2023
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.Andrea Wigfield, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
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