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Recent Examples of speechifyThat’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
The Associated Press spoke last week to participants and doctors at the health center where the trial is taking place in the eastern province of Ituri, the epicenter of the outbreak.
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CONSTANT SAME BAGALWA,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2026
The two defendants in the Manchester case spoke in court through interpreters, only to confirm their names, dates of birth and addresses, PA reported.
Sitting in one of the ship’s myriad bars and talking to strangers is one of the most interesting, and often lovely, things a person can do on board.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Oct. 2026
Wells' friends said Wells did not return to the mainland with them, choosing instead to stay behind to talk with a girl, a claim his family has disputed.