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speak for

verb

  1. to speak as a representative of (other people)
  2. speak for itself
    to be so evident that no further comment is necessary
  3. speak for yourself informal.
    used as an imperative do not presume that other people agree with you
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The suit alleges that ICE agents repeatedly refused to give the child's father her location and denied him the opportunity to speak for more than a minute to her mother.

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"We haven't spoken for years and he thinks I'm a disgrace. These things are what pain is to me."

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"We look at these projects as really long term projects," said Page Thompson, president of new ventures at Universal Destinations & Experiences, speaking for the first time since the announcement.

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Maybe it’s because they want the movie to speak for itself.

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Millions of African Catholics, as well as the continent's leaders, are mourning a man who they felt spoke for Africa.

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