rhetoric
Example Sentences
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Multiple tariff announcements – pushing tariffs to the highest levels since 1935 – along with tougher border-related rhetoric and an aggressive foreign policy have contributed to a negative perception of the U.S. among would-be tourists.
From Salon
But his rhetoric in recent days has focused on reining in the Iranian nuclear programme, which the West fears is aimed at making a bomb.
From Barron's
“As governors weigh what it is rather than just the rhetoric, it really makes all the sense in the world to opt in,” Polis said.
“The more cooperation we get, the less rhetoric and hate we see, and the less attacks, means we can draw down even more quicker.”
Others think he will be more open minded and conciliatory than his rhetoric suggests.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
