oratory
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With his father often on the road, the pastor of their church became a mentor to Thomas and noticed his oratory skills.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
It announced that the school oratory would be open on Saturday and Sunday for pupils and their families to come together to remember Tiarnán.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2025
Obama made his name with soaring oratory about a collective opportunity to fulfill America’s promise and a memoir that was deeply introspective about his role in that fight.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024
So far, the Democratic National Convention has been filled with era-marking oratory.
From Slate • Aug. 22, 2024
Gorgias’s brother Herodicus is a doctor, and the former attests that when trying to persuade a patient to submit to a course of treatment, his oratory is far more effective than his brother’s medical expertise.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Vocabulary lists containing oratory
Speech and Debate
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President Obama's Speech on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
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myPerspectives 9.3
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