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Whose "coconut tree" speech included the line "You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you"?

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[kon-tekst] / ˈkɒn tɛkst /


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But though its political context is different from that of Mexico, it can offer a deeper imagination of what is possible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

Bloomberg columnist Matt Levine on Monday gave context.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

On March 31, Esra was arrested while protesting against a visit by officials in the context of an emergency expropriation decision affecting six villages.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Even without the context of everything that came before the game, it was the most improbable of comebacks.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The new virtues go deeper than the immediate context of the Restoration.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The sheer joy of watching Stewart’s comic turns in shows like “Extras” or hearing his voice in ludicrous contexts was magnified by the majesty he lent to his dramatic work.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

We recognize and support the calls for more regulation, including to address unique challenges in the sports and elections contexts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Democracies do this as a matter of course, and we can, too, even if we modify these lessons, and learn from their shortcomings, for our own particular contexts.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

"We have played 11 competitive matches and we won 10. We are getting a variety of ways to win in many different contexts."

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Careful writers pick up the nuances of words by focusing on their makeup and their contexts over the course of tens of thousands of hours of reading.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker


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