speak

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Fed Gov. Michael Barr will give a speech at 8:30 a.m. and Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman will speak at 1:45 p.m.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

She said she had been warned not to speak to anyone else about what happened.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“Roberto Velasco seems to be a intelligent and well-educated person,” said one veteran Mexican diplomat posted to the United States, who asked to not be named because the person was not authorized to speak.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

As was the groundwork, so to speak, for flights in—and into—the future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Since he’d gone over to the enemy, so to speak, what choice did I have but to follow?

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck