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Gavle University in central Sweden staged a power cut in the middle of a speech there by the higher education minister to demonstrate how its bidirectional chargers worked.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
“It moves too fast for kids’ brains to process, which can cause a speech delay,” wrote another.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
At the end of this confusing speech, however, she reassured the audience that all this self-loathing and frustration was worth it.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
Taylor Swift made an emotional 21-minute speech in which she tearfully thanked her family as she made history by becoming the youngest woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
By the time Mr. van Woerden paid the formal call on Father, Father had rehearsed and polished his little speech of blessing a dozen times.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing speech
Academy Awards, List 1
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"Encounter"
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Literary Terms, Part I
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