as in speaking
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech
some crank mouthing off in the center of town to anyone who would listen
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Each class is a one- hour adventure of hearing and speaking another language.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Multiple Trumpworld insiders sounded the alarm on the issue while speaking with the Washington Examiner on Monday.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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As the industry now begins talking seriously about agentic AI, a more independent and decision-capable form of artificial intelligence, the question is no longer whether AI will reshape cars, but how far it should be allowed to go.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Many survivors have been helped by talking things through with a licensed psychotherapist.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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More often, though, Tallent demonstrates his characters’ precarity rather than declaiming about it.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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Kid Rock said in a release announcing the lineup.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Rodríguez herself hasn't embraced meaningful public debate of the nation's problems other than announcing the creation of an advisory commission on political co-existence to be headed by Villegas' brother, Culture Minister Ernesto Villegas.—
EGINA GARCIA CANO,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Mouthing (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouthing%20%28off%29. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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