rhetoric
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What had once been marginal to Fourth of July rhetoric became, over time, central.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The mosque and those who attend have come to expect such rhetoric, but it hasn’t deterred those who worship there.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Bound by the Taiwan Relations Act, the US policy on Taiwan has not fundamentally changed in recent decades despite previous presidents' rhetoric.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
While neither of the “Devil Wears Prada” movies revolve around Christianity, the invocation of the devil taps into an older moral rhetoric.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Quintilian may seem an obscure figure to us; but not to anyone educated when rhetoric was still a core part of the curriculum.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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