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Recent Examples of cross talk
Some of Harris’ most memorable moments in previous debates and in Senate hearings have come during cross talk.
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Hadas Gold, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
External noise, noise from the electronics, and cross talk between control signals for different qubits all destroy the fragile quantum properties of the qubits.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Aug. 2024
Their 2020 debates were historic for the putdowns, cross talk and apparent enmity.
—The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2024
With every additional pathway, the odds of metabolism-disrupting cross talk get higher.
—WIRED, 30 Oct. 2023
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Hadas Gold, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
External noise, noise from the electronics, and cross talk between control signals for different qubits all destroy the fragile quantum properties of the qubits.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Aug. 2024
Their 2020 debates were historic for the putdowns, cross talk and apparent enmity.
—The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2024
With every additional pathway, the odds of metabolism-disrupting cross talk get higher.
—WIRED, 30 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross talk
Noun
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All the monsters can go away now or just go hiding under the bed where they’ll conveniently be forgotten amid the coming happy talk for the next eight months.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
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Anyone with happy talk about AI data centers or endless growth was going to destroy the state.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
24 Nov. 2025
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And outfielder Jesus Sanchez was also an indirect result of those transactions, as he was added in exchange for Will Wagner and Joey Loperfido, who were acquired back then.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The House bill would allow large-scale developers, such as the Bears, to freeze their property tax assessments for 25 to 45 years in exchange for the PILOT payments.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026
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“Cross talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross%20talk. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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