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as in speaks
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject
over the last two centuries some of the most illustrious personages of their times have declaimed in the town's historic lyceum
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as in harangues
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech
he declaimed at some length about the nation's obligation to spread democratic values around the world
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His wife is from Mexico and their son learned the native tongue, T'aiki, in preschool; the family speaks Spanish and English at home.
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Gerald speaks in a forceful cadence, like a start-up founder reciting a LinkedIn post.
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Today’s successful downtowns rely on a mix of ingredients, said Steven Falk, the former city manager of Lafayette, who’s served as an interim city executive in Oakland and Richmond and who lectures at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy.
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Bad teams are given mechanisms to recover, not lectures about bootstraps.
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Mary Molloy, Arrigo’s clinical director, talks me through biodynamic therapy.
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Volvo's chief technology officer, Anders Bell, talks to his EX60 sport utility vehicle a lot.
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“Declaims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declaims. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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