rhetoric
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The latest tensions have revived uncomfortable debates across Africa about xenophobia, migration, and the gap between pan-African rhetoric and realities facing African migrants on the continent.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
The mosque and those who attend have come to expect such rhetoric, but it hasn’t deterred those who worship there.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Last week, I wrote about the overuse of the slang-suffix “-maxxing” in nutritional spaces, underscoring why the rhetoric we use to define how we nourish ourselves matters so greatly.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
“The access to social media, the access to rhetoric around violence, the actions around violence are all different in 2026 than in 1998.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Why did rhetoric catch on so rapidly in Athens?
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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