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as in said
to express (a thought or emotion) in words finally spoke her fears
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as in lectured
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject the Mayanists have been invited to speak about their latest archaeological discoveries
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Slow down enough to actually hear what’s being said, not just the surface of it.—
Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
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But experts, including Malik, said that regulatory delays are a key deterrent for South Korean companies looking to invest in India.— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
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Ratmoko is also a photographer, writer, and scholar who has lectured on intercultural communication schools including Yale University and the University of Zurich.— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
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During orientation, new hires are lectured that Kino wants to protect users from harmful images; meanwhile, their boss, Josh (Jermaine Fowler), would cut out his own spleen on camera to keep people’s eyeballs on the app.— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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Then Stu discovered that Brian had talked Eric Easton into paying him five pounds more a week as the leader of the band.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
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In their joint cover of Vogue's May 2026 issue, Streep and Wintour talked to Greta Gerwig about the differences between The Devil Wears Prada and its follow-up.— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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The caller told dispatch her 20-year-old son was inside the home and threatening to harm himself.— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
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Banks and Fahy are sensational, and both get to smoke even after they’ve been told not to because the smell might infest the chintz drapes in the breakfast room.— Libby Gelman-Waxner, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
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They were uttered by de facto general manager Duke Tobin days after the 2025 season ended.— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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But in the meantime, the president can’t take back his words, words that appear to meet the UN definition of genocide and, when uttered by a world leader, are taken as policy.— Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
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Aurelien Tchouameni, a player already at Real, is also being discussed in United meetings.— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Dries and Charlap Hyman discussed the way client requests have changed over the years.— The Editors of AD, Architectural Digest, 22 Apr. 2026
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Hayes shared a message on social media after Reiten’s move was announced.— Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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In a news release shared with CBS News Texas, the district said teachers who work directly in a classroom with children as the teacher of record will get an automatic 5% salary increase for the upcoming 2026-27 school year.— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Spoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/spoke. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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