as in speeches
a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience
inspired declamations about the global triumph of democracy within our lifetimes
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speeches
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As anxiety has mounted about depressed entry-level hiring, with Gen Z crowds even booing luminaries such as Eric Schmidt amid commencement speeches touting AI, Dimon has given warm but blunt advice to ambitious young workers.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 May 2026 -
Other presidents have used commencement speeches to announce major policy initiatives and agreements, including on foreign policy.—
Austin Sarat,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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“Declamations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declamations. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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