rhetoric
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Of course both sides are to blame for heated rhetoric.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Kimmel also appeared to invite Trump onto his show to discuss "hateful" rhetoric -- an apparent reference to the president's inflammatory comments about groups including migrants, political opponents and the media.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
The observation that "words carry weight and meaning" drew warm applause, as a message against the politics of wild rhetoric.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
This is why, despite the money and the branding and the rhetoric, the project looks like a bust.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
The main mutation was the growth of the ars dictaminis: a body of received wisdom about letter-writing that followed the classical canons of rhetoric and applied them in epistolary form.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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