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Recent Examples of speechifyPoor Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway: Having been handed the wrong envelope for Best Picture at the 2017 Oscars, the Bonnie and Clyde duo incorrectly proclaimed La La Land the winner, prompting the musical’s producers to take the stage and speechify for about two minutes.—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2022 That’s less the case in the equally unproductive covid-era, where the co-hosts, broadcasting from their homes, are now given minute-long soapboxes to speechify on the issue du jour.—Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2021 There is a good deal of speechifying — indeed, the finale is made up of literal speeches — to make big points and to let the actors run.—Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2020 Senators now have a chance to speak in the Senate chamber for the first time during the trial, with 10 minutes allotted to each of them to speechify.—Noah Weiland, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2020 In years past, realignment was fraught, as caucus-goers would (often loudly) cajole and speechify in an effort to convince their friends and neighbors to join their preferred candidate.—Time, 2 Feb. 2020 Of all the candidates, Warren had the easiest time answering questions directly and briefly rather than speechifying.—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2019 Which brings me back to Papou Pete, who didn’t like speechifying politicians.—John Kass, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2019
Earlier in the day, Knowles spoke with Sherri Shepherd on the Sherri show, and praised Blue Ivy for performing onstage with her mother in front of crowds of 70,000 people per night.
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Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Diane Brady is an award-winning business journalist and author who has interviewed newsmakers worldwide and often speaks about the global business landscape.
So to be there, back in my home state, to cover something that was just so unthinkable, reprehensible, that's always stayed with me, just talking to people in the days and hours after that tragedy.
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Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
Therefore, people who are pregnant or breastfeeding should talk with a healthcare provider before using sugar alcohols or artificial sweeteners.
The insults came after Duffy made a series of public appearances to proclaim NASA's intention of reopening a contract with SpaceX for a moon lander for its upcoming Artemis III mission.
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Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Nevertheless, in the due course of time Truman became as much a fixture to Finney County, Kansas, as are the roadside signs proclaiming its many virtues.
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