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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

Did he not go continually to the holy springs with an insatiable thirst, to the sacrifices, to books, to the Brahmins’ discourses?

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse