rhetoric
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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
"I think what we need to be very careful of is misinformation that's circulating on social media, as that rhetoric absolutely fuels community tensions and can lead to protests as we've seen recently," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Describing some of the ideas raised during this time as useful, Ocasio-Cortez said, “during lockdown, of course — rhetoric in that time is not rhetoric that we would use today.”
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
Oil futures rose 7 cents, or 0.08%, to $83.27 a barrel in New York as rhetoric from the U.S. and Iran suggested the impasse over the Strait of Hormuz was set to continue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
By Renaissance times, rhetoric had become so centrally embedded in the culture as a habit of mind that it shaped the way all knowledge was approached.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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