pronouncement
noun
pro·nounce·ment
prə-ˈnau̇n(t)s-mənt 
1
: a usually formal declaration of opinion
2
: an authoritative announcement
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He made some important pronouncements on government policy.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
But the joblessness numbers and declining participation among Black women suggest a complication to his pronouncement and a canary in the coal mine for broader economic instability.
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The air of anger, grief, and mourning that accompanied every American pronouncement on Gaza’s fate fooled nobody.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
But the joblessness numbers and declining participation among Black women suggest a complication to his pronouncement and a canary in the coal mine for broader economic instability.
—Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
De Zerbi’s outbursts, which are often echoed by comparably provocative public pronouncements by Benatia, seem designed to keep the notoriously combustible club living in a permanent state of heightened tension.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
The air of anger, grief, and mourning that accompanied every American pronouncement on Gaza’s fate fooled nobody.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Pronouncement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronouncement. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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pronouncement
noun
pro·nounce·ment
prə-ˈnau̇n(t)-smənt
: an official or solemn statement or announcement
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