as in to speak up
to voice one's opinions freely with force
it's a free country, so anyone can speak out
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Gavidia spoke out against the parade’s neo-Nazi attendees in an October 14 Facebook reel that shows another attendee using their boat’s propellers to spray them with water.
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Abby Monteil, Them, 15 Oct. 2024
Sicario and Traffic star Benicio Del Toro has spoken out against the dehumanizing aspect of the debate around immigration in the lead-up to the U.S. presidential elections.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
With just a few weeks to go before the U.S. presidential election, Benicio del Toro has spoken out against the way that hot-button issues like immigration are used by candidates to rally support in the lead-up to the election.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
As of publication, Bailey has not publicly spoken out about the breakup.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Abby Monteil, Them, 15 Oct. 2024
Sicario and Traffic star Benicio Del Toro has spoken out against the dehumanizing aspect of the debate around immigration in the lead-up to the U.S. presidential elections.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
With just a few weeks to go before the U.S. presidential election, Benicio del Toro has spoken out against the way that hot-button issues like immigration are used by candidates to rally support in the lead-up to the election.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
As of publication, Bailey has not publicly spoken out about the breakup.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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