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[speek] / spik /




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Having claimed to have knocked on every door in the constituency several times, as Reform UK has, team Burnham's approach is to send their candidate to speak to undecided voters personally, often about local issues.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The car was in neutral, so to speak.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

If you speak hockey, you’re already aware, and you’re rolling your eyes as you read this nonsense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“But Ramón always finds a way to ‘put the vitamins in the ice cream,’ so to speak.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

What would it be like, Joey Veluya wondered, to have God speak to you directly?

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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