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Farewell speeches


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    • Farewell speeches
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    • Farewell addresses
    • Valedictories (Farewell speeches)
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    • found: Obama. B. Be vigilant, but not afraid, 2017 :t.p. (the farewell speeches of Barack Obama & Michelle Obama)
    • found: Collins dictionary online, 28 June 2023(Farewell address in American English (noun) 1. (caps) U.S. History - a statement that President George Washington published in a Philadelphia newspaper in 1796 to announce that he would not run for a third term and to give his views on foreign and domestic policy; 2. a speech delivered by someone upon leaving a job, post, etc.)
    • found: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops website, 28 June 2023 :Acts of the Apostles, chapter 20 (Paul's farewell speech at Miletus (17))
    • found: Dictionary.com, 28 June 2023(Valedictory, an address or oration delivered at the commencement exercises of a college or school on behalf of the graduating class; any farewell address or oration)
    • found: Wikipedia, viewed 28 June 2023:under Farewell speech (a farewell speech or farewell address is a speech given by an individual leaving a position or place; they are often used by public figures such as politicians as a capstone to the preceding career, or as statements delivered by persons relating to reasons for their leaving)
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    • [Established August 2023.]
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  • Change Notes

    • 2023-06-29: new
    • 2023-08-31: revised
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