deliver a speech

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At Utah Valley University, planned commencement speaker Sharon McMahon, a bestselling author on American history and civics, said she had hoped to deliver a speech that would comfort those mourning Kirk.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

But Roosevelt was running to reclaim the White House as a third-party candidate when he was shot—and, famously, proceeded to deliver a speech with the bullet still lodged in his chest—in 1912.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

Vance is scheduled to meet with Orban and also deliver a speech on "the rich partnership between the United States and Hungary," according to a statement from his office.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Trump is also expected to deliver a speech Wednesday evening intended to defend and preview his agenda, though the White House has not specified whether it will directly address the administration’s escalating posture toward Venezuela.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025

My mission had been to deliver a speech that would win our case.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya