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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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Green was more upbeat after conversing with Young throughout the day.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
But when conversing with AI lab employees, the model tended to give answers that were more cautious and to use reasoning that was longer and more critical.

— Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

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