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declamations

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plural of declamation

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a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience inspired declamations about the global triumph of democracy within our lifetimes

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Last month, the Economist used Pangram to analyze parliamentary speeches, finding that 10% of the words spoken in the British Parliament were drafted with AI.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Trump, at this point, was not the rebel candidate who first showed up in Youngstown 10 years ago, with rally speeches about the threat of mass Muslim immigration.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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