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  • 21speak — verb 1 have a conversation ADVERB ▪ briefly ▪ We spoke briefly on the phone. ▪ at length ▪ hardly ▪ Ben hardly spoke to me all evening …

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  • 22speak for — verb be a spokesperson for (Freq. 6) He represents the Government s position • Hypernyms: ↑represent • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s somebody * * * 1 …

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  • 23speak — [c]/spik / (say speek) verb (spoke or, Archaic, spake, spoken or, Archaic, spoke, speaking) – …

  • 24Speak Mandarin Campaign — The Speak Mandarin Campaign (SMC; zh sp|s=讲华语运动|p=jiǎng huáyǔ yùndòng)is an initiative by the government of Singapore to encourage Singapore s Singaporean Chinese population to speak Mandarin, one of the four official languages of Singapore. The… …

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  • 25Speak (novel) — Infobox Book | name = Speak title orig = translator = image caption = Book cover of the first edition author = Laurie Halse Anderson illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Farrar …

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  • 26speak out — PHRASAL VERB If you speak out against something or in favour of something, you say publicly that you think it is bad or good. [V P prep] As tempers rose, he spoke out strongly against some of the radical ideas for selling off state owned property …

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  • 27speak out — to say publicly what you think about something. Gail admitted that she agreed with Kris, but she didn t speak out at the meeting. Usage notes: often followed by against: It s important to speak out against racism at every opportunity …

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  • 28speak out against — phr verb Speak out against is used with these nouns as the object: ↑injustice …

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  • 29Against tha Grain — Infobox Album| Name = Against The Grain Type = Album Artist = Kurupt Released = August 23, 2005 Recorded = 2002 2003 Genre = West Coast hip hop Gangsta rap Length = Label = Death Row/Koch Producer = Suge Knight Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5… …

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  • 30speak out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms speak out : present tense I/you/we/they speak out he/she/it speaks out present participle speaking out past tense spoke out past participle spoken out to state your opinion firmly and publicly about… …

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