rhetoric
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Worse, there was a disconnect at Warsh’s last press conference between his strident rhetoric on achieving price stability and the lack of explanation for why he wasn’t already raising rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Cotlar compared her rhetoric to a conservative anti-communist newspaper publisher he’s been researching: Walter Huss.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Public rhetoric on both sides reached a fever pitch on Monday, but some officials struck a more diplomatic tone on Tuesday with hopes that talks could be resumed.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Vance took a subtly centrist tone in his speech, evoking his blue-collar upbringing while avoiding much of the harsh rhetoric that has made Trump so divisive.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Over the centuries that followed, there were two key influences on the way rhetoric developed: Christianity and the written word.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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