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bat (around)

verb

Definition of bat (around)

as in to talk over

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So much of the talk over the last year has been about ’empowerment’, about getting the right people into the big jobs and backing them.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
That followed tariffs of 50% on other goods being levied on Saturday after talks over a potential trade deal fell apart.

— Tom Liddy, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

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Cuomo spends a lot of the album chewing over a middle-aged indecisiveness that mirrors the journey of his fans, adding a drolly poignant tinge to a warmly familiar sound.

— Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
Work is increasingly talking about work — there’s a lot of bun to chew over.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026

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On Friday, Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial at Plymouth Superior Court after the jury deliberating whether Clancy was criminally responsible for the strangulation deaths of her three children said it was deadlocked three times.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
The jury deliberated for three days but were unable to reach a verdict, so the judge declared a mistrial.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026

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The role of intention in determining claims of genocide is fiercely debated.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Shortly after the explosions at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, media archives show there was a mix of public reassurance, worry, and debate over international nuclear governance.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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