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Which official U.S. document protects the freedom of expression?

expression

[ik-spresh-uhn] / ɪkˈsprɛʃ ən /




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The agent shoos the boy away, but something in his expression, a kind of “animalistic anguish,” makes her uneasy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

That sort of emotional expression now has a place to live, Rajapaksa said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

He said the footballer had a shocked expression and he believed he replied: "you what".

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The researchers also discovered that the expression of genes responsible for autophagy did not reliably indicate how much recycling was actually occurring.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

After a truth-telling lecture tour failed to attract much of an audience, Maggie retracted her confession: “I gave expression to utterances that had no foundation in fact.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Polymarket told AFP that bets placed on events via the platform constitute "neither polls nor official projections, nor expressions of support for any candidacy."

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Finally, Chelsea's Sonia Bompastor suggested she was open to new expressions in covering the game provided they were properly analysed.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The dazed-angel expressions on Holmes’s face when she says such things have become a marketing hook and subject of social-media fascination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Some online fans have interpreted her facial expressions as disappointment upon learning her pair was safe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

They bared their teeth into wolfish expressions, swiped at each other with pretend claws, made O-shaped howling mouths as if baying at the moon, and so on.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood


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