rhetoric
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Three months later, I published a mea culpa, in which I renounced my support for Trump and apologized for my hurtful deeds and rhetoric.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
Despite the pointed rhetoric, Sheinbaum has stopped short of accusing Trump directly of trying to destabilize her government.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
In recent years though, the communist authorities in Vietnam have dialled down the anti-Chinese rhetoric, and worked hard to build closer relations with Beijing.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
But Cheng's cross-strait rhetoric has gone beyond the comfort zone of many people in her own party and caused unease among foreign partners, including Washington.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
The naming of those tools—the figures and tropes—is what gives rhetoric its sometimes opaque-seeming technical vocabulary.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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