discourse
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Appeared in the February 21, 2026, print edition as 'These Schools Want to Foster Civil Discourse On Campus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
"We are also supporting new initiatives such as the Digital Discourse Initiative, which provides teachers with practical strategies and curriculum tools to support staff to counter the effects of online hate and disinformation."
From BBC • May 2, 2025
Discourse was different: That word eventually meant conversation, but its Latin ancestor was discursus, “the action of running off in different directions.”
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025
Discourse surrounding Elagabalus’ gender identity has been around for a long time and is often divisive between academics.
From Washington Times • Nov. 23, 2023
By the time Descartes published the Discourse he had decided that the best way to introduce his philosophy was through applying scepticism absolutely to the limit.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing discourse
Othello
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Grade 11, List 3
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