speech day

noun

1. (in schools) an annual day on which prizes are presented, speeches are made by guest speakers, etc

Example Sentences

"India will identify, track and punish" the people behind the attack in a way "beyond their imagination", Modi said in a fiery speech days after the killings last week.

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“I want to be crystal clear. I have done nothing wrong,” she said in a tearful speech days after FBI agents converged on her home and left with boxes.

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She gave a tearful speech days after the raid, saying: “I want to be crystal clear. I have done nothing wrong. I can tell you with confidence that this investigation is not about me.”

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The Ukraine war, however, heralded a "Zeitenwende" or "turn of era", as Scholz said in a landmark speech days after the invasion, requiring Germany to prioritise security more and spend more on defence.

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In a speech days after Moscow suspended its participation in the agreement, which was also brokered by Turkey, Cavusoglu said Ankara believed an agreement will be reached to extend it.

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