speak (of)

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Verb
  • During closing arguments, Lynn Johnson, an attorney for Christine and Christopher Nolte, suggested the jury award $10 million for noneconomic damages and $5 million for economic damages.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Lithgow’s performance suggests without any softening of tone or characterization that Dahl’s deep well of feeling for the suffering of children is the source of his harsh condemnation of Israel’s actions in Lebanon.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Matthew Harris, of Oakland, allegedly confessed in full to the Wells Fargo bank robbery, expressing remorse and blaming his addiction to fentanyl, authorities said.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, or its parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.
    Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • When Mamdani’s predecessor Eric Adams proposed simply letting schools’ funding shrink along with enrollment, he was sued, protested against, and, eventually, bullied into backing down.
    Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
  • After abruptly dropping a similar plan last year, Crown Equities is proposing a massive residential development that would create 237 townhomes and one-family houses.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The 6-6, 313-pounder started 30 games at left and right tackle in college and offers depth as a swing tackle at the next level.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • And other tackles, namely Arizona State’s Max Iheanachor and Clemson’s Blake Miller, offered better short- and long-term fits as college right tackles who play with a mean streak.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Speak (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak%20%28of%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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