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monologue

[mon-uh-lawg, -log] / ˈmɒn əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg /


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Last year, the company stopped holding earnings conference calls with analysts—typical for public companies—opting instead to have Ishbia answer pre-gathered questions in a monologue.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

He had previously worked with the filmmaker on 2023’s “Saltburn,” for which he auditioned using a Harold Pinter monologue.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

“Our founding fathers drafted a charter to guarantee the rule of law and the rights of man,” says Obama in an introductory monologue.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

Rogen came up with some of the biggest laugh lines and Norton wrote the deeply earnest monologue he delivers late in the film.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

There’s no Wi-Fi in here, so I’m stuck listening to Ms. Albright’s notes, followed by an unsolicited ten-minute monologue from Taylor Metternich about losing yourself and becoming your character.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

Over the past week Greenwater became a punchline for late-night monologues, and Antinone scrubbed his phone number from the internet after being inundated with angry voicemails accusing him of swimming in corrupt public cash.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

So when I read it, I was like, “Oh, OK. That’s like those five-page monologues that you don’t get very often to do for one character in one episode.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

On one weekend in Tokyo, hundreds of visitors flocked to a zine fair showcasing a wide range of handmade magazines in different sizes and formats -- some incorporating abstract designs, photography or personal monologues.

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

Olivia and Jamieson both feel the guest-host monologues didn't work for the British version of the show.

From BBC May 17, 2026

His favorite parts are the long, dramatic monologues.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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