bull session

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Recent Examples of bull session And though their scenes together are way too brief, the Older and Younger Elliott bull sessions give the movie both a spiky-humor rush and a sense of genuine grounding. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024 The newspaper’s staff won the Pulitzer for breaking news for a series of stories on a secret audio recording that exposed Los Angeles City Council members scheming in a crass and racist bull session about political power in the city. Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023 The entire movie is infused with a revolutionary, Year Zero spirit that becomes as exhausting as an undergraduate bull session. Kyle Smith, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2022 This is a Tom Stoppardesque bull session. Dwight Garner, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022 But Mandel has the stylistic elegance and emotional sympathy to make this more than merely an undergraduate bull session. Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2022 The calculations about what should be taught, or better yet what shouldn't be, sound like the workings of an all-night dormitory bull session. Arkansas Online, 4 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bull session
Noun
  • Earlier this week, The Washington Post reported that Robinson appeared to confess to the killing in a Discord chat room hours before he was taken into custody by the FBI.
    Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
  • His chat room—a continual stream of comments from fans—expressed a range of reactions to Kirk’s death.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Oh, and there was that springtime visit with the Nebraska football program, which included a clinic with the players and a long, in-depth skull session with the coaching staff.
    Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
  • All of it – the jump in defensive rating from 18th last season to sixth; all those skull sessions with lead defensive assistant Jeff Bzdelik – was for nights like this.
    Sam Amick, USA TODAY, 23 May 2018
Noun
  • Matthew Pigatt, director of small business and membership services at the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce, plans on discussing the effects of the new open carry legislation with business people at an upcoming meeting.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Since that meeting in Beijing, state media has featured reports of new or improved North Korean weapons systems – among them the Hwasong-11Ma, with a maneuverable hypersonic warhead, and the Hwasong-20.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Zhao also wants to improve the office’s community engagement and hold workshops and seminars to ensure people understand property tax laws.
    Grace Hase, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In 2024, Havens and Christopher Celenza, Dean of Johns Hopkins’ Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, hosted a virtual seminar on the history of misinformation.
    Big Think, Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Students and alumni will take part in the symposium, too.
    Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Where the symposium fostered a social dialogue, science provided its measurable foundation.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • My masseuse began with a consultation to assess my pain points and specific areas of focus before 60 minutes of pure relaxation ensued.
    Essence, Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Currently in development, the project will incorporate materials from the Peace Foundation’s archives alongside expert consultations and research into Chinese market dynamics and audience preferences.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The discussion comes amid a huge surge in spending on data-center infrastructure.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • By bringing us back to the question of land, Tuck and Yang invite discussion on how the abstraction of decolonization has hindered material efforts towards solidarity.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Matthew Redmond does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
    Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Pre-arrival photo consults help estimate graft counts, map a design, and explain how prices range with case complexity.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025

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