exhortatory
adjective
ex·hor·ta·to·ry
ig-ˈzȯr-tə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: using exhortation : exhortative
an exhortatory appeal
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Once again there was a riot in Jacksonville in the course of which Elvis once again had his clothes torn off, something the Colonel made sure to mention two weeks later in an exhortatory letter to Sam Weisbord, one of William Morris' most senior West Coast agents.
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CBS News,
7 Dec. 2025
Once again there was a riot in Jacksonville in the course of which Elvis once again had his clothes torn off, something the Colonel made sure to mention two weeks later in an exhortatory letter to Sam Weisbord, one of William Morris’ most senior West Coast agents.
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Jem Aswad,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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CBS News,
7 Dec. 2025
Once again there was a riot in Jacksonville in the course of which Elvis once again had his clothes torn off, something the Colonel made sure to mention two weeks later in an exhortatory letter to Sam Weisbord, one of William Morris’ most senior West Coast agents.
—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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