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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
There was an emotional embrace between Javits's father and students at the school who spoke about their late friend, and gave a message to his killers.
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CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Nov. 2026
Next week, Jason speaks with 2025 Pulitzer Prize winner and Washington Post White House bureau chief Isaac Arnsdorf, about the blue tsunami in the 2026 midterms.
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Press Freedom Desk,
Washington Post,
7 Nov. 2026
Notice that response before talking yourself into the option everyone expects.
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Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Nov. 2026
In his analysis of the incident, Prescott said the two officers waited down the hallway while the social workers first attempted to talk to Everard Walker.
In 1968 Veterans Day fell victim to the fad of celebrating national holidays on Mondays or Fridays to create the sacred three-day weekend, when Congress proclaimed that it should be celebrated on the fourth Monday of October.
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The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
11 Nov. 2026
The report found no record of the in-house physician being notified of the patient’s condition, and no record of any doctor—virtual or not—proclaiming the patient dead.