noun
1 something that you say or write
ADJECTIVE
▪ brief , short
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Saunder's lawyer made a brief ~ to the press outside the court.
▪ bald , blunt , flat
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His bald ~ that he'd resigned concealed his anxiety about the situation.
▪ comprehensive , definitive , detailed , full
▪ explicit
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An explicit ~ of objectives is vital before the project begins.
▪ clear , simple
▪ bold , firm , positive , strong
▪ explanatory
▪ false , inaccurate , misleading
▪ sweeping
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She made one of her sweeping ~s about foreigners.
▪ joint
▪
The two heads of state issued a joint ~.
▪ formal , government , official , press , public
▪ political
▪
They decided to make a political ~ by refusing to vote.
▪ oral , signed , sworn , written
▪ witness ( esp. BrE )
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He made a witness ~ to the police.
▪ policy
▪ mission , vision
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The company needed a mission ~ describing its core values.
▪ fashion ( figurative )
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He was making a fashion ~ by wearing a pink suit.
VERB + STATEMENT
▪ issue , put out , release
▪ give , make
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He admitted giving a false ~ to the police.
▪ read
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She read a ~ to reporters yesterday.
▪ take
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The police will take a ~ from each of you.
▪ retract , withdraw
▪ contradict
▪ deny
STATEMENT + VERB
▪ condemn
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a ~ condemning the death penalty
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
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In a ~ released today, the Department of Health said …
▪ ~ about
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The clothes you wear are a ~ about yourself.
▪ ~ on
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a ~ on human rights
▪ ~ on behalf of
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She put out a ~ on behalf of the Government.
▪ ~ to
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a recent ~ to the press
2 financial record
ADJECTIVE
▪ bank , credit-card , tax ( AmE )
▪ financial , income ( AmE ), trading ( BrE )
VERB + STATEMENT
▪ prepare
▪ publish
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The issuing banks published financial ~s.
▪ file
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He filed false ~s with the SEC.