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speechifying

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present participle of speechify

as in speaking

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Cynical viewers used to large ensemble stories where bad things happen at scale may start trying to figure out who of this lot will die by the end, although the casualties among characters with speaking parts are surprisingly few.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Lale Esquivel did not mention those allegations in the DEC hearing and Skinner said, that after speaking with the UIL, Lale Esquivel decided to discuss those allegations on a later date.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026

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There was so much going on, whether the props department were working on setting up the flowers, setting up the food, the dog trainers were getting the pugs ready, or some of the actors were just hanging out talking.

— Daisy Leepson, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
The consensus might be summed up by New York adviser Aileen Agopian, who conveyed a mixed message, talking to ARTnews by phone.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of talking

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Christen is fully committed to practicing rather than preaching.

— WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Instead, they were radicalized in place through exposure to news reporting, online propaganda, preaching, and the fellowship of like-minded individuals.

— Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of preaching

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Growing by the day Besides advertising the availability of driver’s licenses, Nexus offered to sell a bevy of other forms of ID.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
Rising Advertising Costs One of the biggest drivers of increasing acquisition costs is advertising.

— John Readman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of advertising

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With no disrespect to Stafford, who has had a very good career, this is a bit like a former Linkin Park roadie proclaiming that if the band were to come out with another hit album, they’d be considered one of the five best.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
There’s no shortage of people proclaiming that AI is the future.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of proclaiming

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Instead of the usual vibrant red, this year’s carpet is peacock blue in honor of the 100th anniversary of NBC, which is broadcasting the ceremony.

— Maane Khatchatourian, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
And best in class for the NFL is putting on games, broadcasting them, having interest 12 months a year and expanding the calendar with more and more events.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of broadcasting

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