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speak

[speek] / spik /




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Question: “Did you ever speak to Mr. Jamie Dimon about Mr. Epstein?”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Following coverage of the documentary, people contacted BBC Wales to speak about their experience, including Stephen Constance, 61, who worked at Monsanto's Newport factory in the 1990s.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

I’ve heard “The data speak for themselves” countless times.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

“There’s a lot of want and desire in him. I looked at some Charlie Chaplin films and other films where one character doesn’t speak and tried to keep him very present on the page.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

‘Ask yourself this, Torak. Why does the Prophecy speak of “the Listener”?

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

That demographic profile mirrors the woman to whom Oster’s argument speaks most directly.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

And sometimes she still takes issue with how Owens speaks, saying her criticisms can be malicious and not Christian.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

Armed with an eloquent, righteous fury, he speaks to journalists with a stirring moral authority.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Many investors said that the bond market is likely to remain uneasy at least until Warsh speaks next Friday at the Kansas City Fed’s annual Jackson Hole symposium.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

It’s the only way to talk to her about anything, because she herself speaks with lots of exclamation points in her voice.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

Thus spake one of the world’s most powerful men this week, after he gained more power still.

From Washington Post Apr. 6, 2022

Thus spake Martin Luther King Jr. at the end of the Selma to Montgomery voting rights march.

From Seattle Times May 31, 2020

Thus spake Zarathustra He humbly said you listen to me and choose for yourself.

From New York Times Apr. 19, 2016

And Gibran spake, It is a misprint for The Profit.

From The Guardian Apr. 30, 2010

No sooner had I made polite inquiry as to the disagreement below, than he asked me, “Do you recall what words I spake to you this morning?”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

"These tech platforms don't usually do anything unless they are told to do it," said Trevor Johnson, a former senior figure at Meta and TikTok, who spoke to Radio 4's Today programme.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Locals who spoke with AFP in the Republika Srpska's capital, Banja Luka, labelled Mladic the "greatest".

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

To understand whether these changes will effectively lead to a safer experience on these social-media apps, we spoke to top legal and product executives at Meta as well as online-safety experts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

No such backlash came for Dolly when she spoke out against Tennessee’s anti-trans laws or in support of the George Floyd protests.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

Frances sipped at her coffee and peered uneasily at Anna May, but then she spoke to me.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Several other players have spoken out against the ire directed at transgender women, including Cloud, the Valkyries’ Gabby Williams and Storm’s Stefanie Dolson.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Having spoken personally to Gonzalez on a number of occasions, Jaissle made it clear how much he wanted the 24-year-old and how pivotal he would be in his side.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

"I've spoken to Brydon, and when I first found out my main concern was him as a person," Root added.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Wang was taken along with many of her books, and her family have not spoken to her directly since.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

We haven’t spoken in over a year, ever since their families converted, but now I feel an urge to wish them well.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

Merz already called on the EU executive to reduce its initial budget plan, speaking in Dublin late last month alongside Micheal Martin, prime minister of current EU presidency Ireland.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Many long-distance high-altitude flights from Paris would have taken her near the North Pole, where exposure to radiation from space – strictly speaking particles from the sun and other stars – is the most intense.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Then she pivoted to speaking about her pride at being from East Tennessee.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

He was also politically engaged, speaking at the national convention of the Green Party as a teenager.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

“He said that you were having trouble speaking in front of your classmates for an assignment,” SJ told her.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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