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Read more on the King's speech at the summit.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
In his closing midterms speech, Trump barely mentioned policy and instead talked about his renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and other plans to beautify Washington.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Mississippi elected two Black U.S. senators and a lieutenant governor, and former slaves and their offspring enjoyed freedom of speech, movement and opportunity.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
Grynkewich recently spelled out the approach in a speech on his “theory of victory,” explaining that NATO’s defensive forces would first block the initial wave of any attack and then blunt follow-on action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
There was a hundred years of speech, pent up, bursting to erupt.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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Talarico, a 37-year-old former teacher and Presbyterian seminarian, was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2018 and built a national following with speeches combining progressive politics, biblical teaching and criticism of wealthy elites.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Some have been rehearsed for debates, floor speeches and carefully worded social-media posts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Since the start of her campaign, Raman has sprinkled Spanglish into her speeches and sometimes offered whole sentences in softly accented, lightly stilted Spanish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
During the women's speeches, the three Alexander brothers showed little emotion.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Moreover, he was not cut out for all the ceremonial obligations: “I hate speeches, messages, addresses and answers, proclamations, and such affected, studied, contraband things,” he wrote sulkily to Abigail.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Academy Awards, List 1
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