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  • n  the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

  • The only public utterance from the denim-clad millionaire was an early statement that "the leaked proposal quoted several prominent technology leaders out of context, without their .
  • Then, just before his death, he came forth with his final utterance -- the luminous tale of Billy Budd -- and showed that silence is only as worthy as what we can bring back from it.
  • Students in his graduate philosophy classes at Tarbiat Modarres University in Tehran hang on his every utterance.
News & Articles

  • Talking Pictures: "Memento" is a backward mindbender
    Christopher Nolan. Ten years ago, the utterance of his name would ve conjured up a "Huh? Who?" from most people, but now he s one of the most widely known and widely talked about directors of our generation.
    June 13, 2013 - Silver City Sun-News
Quotes

  • Winston Churchill in Lawrence Journal World
    He said Churchill spoke his lines "with a large, unhurried and stately utterance in a blaze of light, as is appropriate to a man who knows that his work and his person will remain the objects of scrutiny and judgment to many generations."
  • Glenn Stevens in Sydney Morning Herald
    Mr Stevens said it was unlikely policy meetings could function in the desired way if "every utterance were disclosed", adding that full disclosure could cause board member to be more cautious in what they said, rather than engaging in a...
  • Nadine Gordimer in guardian.co.uk
    Gordimer said of Achebe that he has achieved "what one of his characters brilliantly defines as the writer's purpose: 'a new-found utterance' for the capture of life's complexity. This fiction is an original synthesis of the psychological novel, the...

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