speeches
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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
Throughout his campaign, he frequently leaned into his religious upbringing – as the grandson of a Southern Baptist preacher who spent time in a seminary – sprinkling his stump speeches with biblical references.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
But the words he wrote in passing—in speeches, letters and diary entries—should be almost as memorable: always crisp, often amusing, sometimes savage.
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
From these instructions they were summoned by the arrival of the coach; and with many speeches of thankfulness on Mr. Collins’s side and as many bows on Sir William’s they departed.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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