speak out
Britishverb
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to state one's beliefs, objections, etc, bravely and firmly
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to speak more loudly and clearly
Example Sentences
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The truth is that the ADA’s action only validated the editorial’s exhortation to scientists to speak out forcefully: “We can no longer afford complacency and fear. We must all act now!”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
First they came for the preening, powdered popinjays of television news, but I did not speak out because I am not a popinjay.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
In an interview with the Daily Mail to support an Alzheimer's Society campaign, Snow said: "If I don't speak out, who will?"
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
This odd mindset was there for other people observing Silicon Valley at the time to see — but no one seemed to notice, or at least not enough to speak out.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
They daren’t confide in each other, not knowing whom to trust; they are scared to speak out, in case their suspicions are true and their families are targeted.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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