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bat (around)

verb

Definition of bat (around)

as in to talk over

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For now, talks over reaching a permanent end to the war are on hold until the end of the funeral.

— Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Iran has paused indirect talks over ending the war with the US ahead of the multi-day funeral.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Definition of talk over

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What really took so long was the officials deliberating over the nearest point of relief on the practice ground side.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
The Chula Vista jury needed just a single day — about five hours — to deliberate after a trial that lasted seven weeks and featured testimony from more than 60 witnesses.

— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

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For an industry that has spent decades debating how to portray disability authentically, that shift in who holds the microphone may turn out to be the more consequential story.

— Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
But that doesn’t mean the form of payment can’t also be debated.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026

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