rhetoric
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Campa-Najjar framed his concerns broadly around national unity, warning that the administration’s rhetoric has “fueled division at a time when Americans need unity and solutions.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The observation that "words carry weight and meaning" drew warm applause, as a message against the politics of wild rhetoric.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
"I agree that hateful and violent rhetoric is something we should reject," Kimmel said.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
It’s one thing for Mamdani supporters to imbibe “eat the rich” rhetoric, it’s another to lambaste small-time shopkeepers as greedy exploiters when they are the backbone of neighborhood food provision and cultural cohesion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Bell was being argued in the Supreme Court in 1927, the rhetoric of genetics and eugenics penetrated social, political, and personal discourses in the United States.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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