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gabbing

verb

present participle of gab

as in chatting

to engage in casual or rambling conversation spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends instead

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Haim first confirmed her attendance at Swift and Kelce’s nuptials at Madison Square Garden in New York City on July 3 while chatting with Access Hollywood later that month.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
Harry was seen chatting with his aunt, Lady Jane Fellowes, who was seated directly behind him along with his uncle, before the event got underway.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

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There was so much going on, whether the props department were working on setting up the flowers, setting up the food, the dog trainers were getting the pugs ready, or some of the actors were just hanging out talking.

— Daisy Leepson, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
The consensus might be summed up by New York adviser Aileen Agopian, who conveyed a mixed message, talking to ARTnews by phone.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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During the interview, a mix of languages is spoken, with Ruiz conversing in Spanish, Kvaratskhelia in English and Dembele in French.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Lawmakers named the bill Adam’s Law, after Adam Raine, a California teen who died by suicide in 2025 after conversing with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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