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speaking

[spee-king] / ˈspi kɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
talking
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




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Mathekga is speaking frankly during a gathering of men aimed at helping reduce the high levels of violence against women in South Africa.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

“I just interviewed 23 people,” he says, speaking over Zoom during his lunch break.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

As speculation swirled about why employees at OpenAI and Anthropic were speaking so freely about their personal beliefs, Korbak jumped into the public discourse.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

But—and this is your columnist speaking, not Mr. Horowitz—a theme to emerge from the report is that Mr. Powell & Co. were too incompetent to be corrupt even if they had wanted to be.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

I could offer to draw the curtains but I know she’s speaking in euphemisms; no amount of drawn curtains could make my room presentable for the subscribers to Bell System.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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