as in to discuss
to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion
the issue's been batted around, but nothing's ever been done
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The president initially appeared to favor a delay in any attack to give diplomatic efforts more time, nudging Iran to come to the table to discuss curtailing its nuclear program.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
22 June 2025 -
The courtroom was sealed as the parties discussed the matter, which had been considered resolved early in the week.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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While the concept of vibe coding remains ill-defined, and its merits are hotly debated within the enterprise software community, there is a broad consensus around the underlying goal of making AI agents easier to code and deploy.—
Maribel Lopez,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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However, whether this move will have a positive financial impact for the government has been debated by experts.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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She can be seen wearing a robe, scooping peanut butter and talking over the judge, video streamed on the court’s YouTube page showed.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2025
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With French soccer already in financial turmoil and facing another potential crisis after talks over a Ligue 1 TV rights deal broke down again in April, even some fans of PSG’s bitter rival Olympique de Marseille (OM) have gotten behind Les Parisiens.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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Democrats, led by Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, had argued that in recent decades Congress gradually surrendered war-making powers to the president.—
Robert Jimison,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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The school board, backed by other parents, had argued that opt-out provisions were impractical.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 June 2025
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“Bat (around or back and forth).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bat%20%28around%20or%20back%20and%20forth%29. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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