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discourses

  • plural
    of discourse.
    discourse
    noun
    communication of thought by words; talk; conversation.
  • present tense form
    of discourse (3rd person singular).
    discourse
    noun
    communication of thought by words; talk; conversation.

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In this way, the parallels and connections between European and non-Western antiliberal discourses are neatly illustrated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

The groups - known as akharas - have set up sprawling camps which have been a hive of activity, with tens of thousands of pilgrims visiting to hear religious discourses or attend evening prayers.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025

Or, instead, could former President Trump’s extended discourses demonstrate his genius — an ability, as he says, to “weave” disparate stories into a beautiful tapestry?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2024

As the self-promoting overseer of X, he holds outsize influence over the countries whose political and electoral discourses still—for persistent lack of better alternatives—center on the text-based platform once known to them as Twitter.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2024

Pocock didn’t deliver any more long discourses on wood or rowing or life, as he had the first time they’d talked.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown