prepared speech

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"We have to do better, we must do better," vowed Mr Fletcher, who cast aside his prepared speech when he stood under a canopy facing rows of Sudanese women and children, clapping and ululating.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024

Francis skipped reading a prepared speech for a meeting with European rabbis this month because he had a cold, but he appeared to be in good health during a meeting with children hours later.

From Reuters • Nov. 26, 2023

In his prepared speech to the rabbis, Francis said his first thought and prayers goes “above all else, to everything that has happened in the last few weeks,” a clear reference to the Oct.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023

“And then Steinbach launched into her bizarre prepared speech where she simultaneously ‘welcomed’ me to campus and told me how horrible and hurtful I was to the community,” the judge said.

From Washington Times • Mar. 13, 2023

“I should have practiced my prepared speech again,” he muttered to Werfel.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin