speak
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"It's driving me crazy -- the bosses are sending us all over the place," he said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to reporters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
It was enough to get El-Sayed himself to emerge and sing a few bars of “Bohemian Rhapsody” hours before he was set to speak.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
“I’m actually only going to speak about what happened after I left that set of my own film adaptation, hyperventilating and sobbing, and there are many witnesses, so it’s not really a secret.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Despite my hopes as a chronicler, she didn’t speak, as she hadn’t the day before at services in Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Miss Genovese is rows and rows away, so I speak low and quickly.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Regarding Netflix’s statement, a spokesman for Afram said, “Our lawsuit speaks for itself.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
That Yale is willing to risk these jewels in her crown speaks volumes about the terrible power of the proposed OMB regulation.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
This involves choosing a patron saint, and Michael speaks with the wild enthusiasm of a Marvel movie fanboy about his likely decision, St. George, who endures various grisly tortures but remains steadfast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
He frequently speaks about his humble beginnings as the son of a bartender and a hotel maid.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The sons she speaks of were Kate’s, not hers.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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
He spake some words — I attended not to them—but one was my name.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
"We spoke about the intensity we want to play at, the intent from the start to play forward, run forward and get the crowd behind us," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
We spoke with these solopreneurs to see how they’re building their empires and what their rise could mean for the broader job market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Sanchez spoke with Vivas, who described "with complete clarity and starkness the seriousness of the situation", Ceuta's regional government said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The dad of a baby boy, he spoke about that too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Somebody was coming up the back porch steps, maybe Aunt Maud, so Tansy spoke low and fast.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
In total, 10 women have spoken to the BBC documentary - Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret - with nine of them sharing their stories publicly for the first time.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Since taking office Warsh has repeatedly said the Fed is committed to deliver price stability, and several of his fellow policymakers have spoken vocally about the need to address surging inflation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Today’s Western culture isn’t the endpoint of a straight line from the poetry spoken around the Aegean three millennia ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Teamsters already have spoken out against the deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Delia Defoe, his editor at Papyrus Publishing, claims that she has never met him—or even spoken to him on the phone!
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
Trump says the U.S. is speaking with Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
We are speaking in the busy bakery he runs with his wife Tina.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
“I am not interested in speaking to you or anyone else,” he wrote in a text message to the firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Nine of the ten women are speaking out for the first time in the BBC documentary titled "Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret."
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
He found his wife convinced that she was speaking to an invisible presence from beyond the grave.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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