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Recent Examples of happy talk
Anyone with happy talk about AI data centers or endless growth was going to destroy the state.
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David Weigel,
semafor.com,
24 Nov. 2025
There is a lot of happy talk about working together to expand the pie, but the word competition keeps bumping up against the word collaboration.
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Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
Unmoored from reality, the pronouncements veer into happy talk.
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Hussein Agha,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Sep. 2025
Trump’s preference for political happy talk has already reframed conversations about his economic agenda.
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Bruce Yandle,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
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David Weigel,
semafor.com,
24 Nov. 2025
There is a lot of happy talk about working together to expand the pie, but the word competition keeps bumping up against the word collaboration.
—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
Unmoored from reality, the pronouncements veer into happy talk.
—
Hussein Agha,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Sep. 2025
Trump’s preference for political happy talk has already reframed conversations about his economic agenda.
—
Bruce Yandle,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for happy talk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for happy talk
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Normally, such cross talk is seen as interference, which radios are designed to suppress—especially digital radios with their error-correcting schemes and inherent resistance to low-level noise.
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That proceeded to loud cross talk and confusion in the room until Padilla called on Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the committee’s chair, to restore order.
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The team agreed to acquire wing Aaron Wiggins from the Thunder in exchange for two second-round picks, according to a person familiar with the situation.
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The Dream acquired Reese from the Chicago Sky in April in exchange for Atlanta’s first-round picks in 2027 and 2028.
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Further, Plato’s disdain for Gorgias, Antisthenes’ first teacher, and sophistry in general is clear; in the Platonic dialogue Gorgias, the titular character is made out to be rather foolish.
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Long-form, famously practiced by the masterful TJ Jagodowski and David Pasquesi (coming soon to the Goodman Theatre), features performers who can spin one line of dialogue, or merely a location, into a spontaneous hour.
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More broadly, the technology also reignites debates over how to balance learning efficiency against the risk of cheating.
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The complexity at play in data center debates is often what has prompted moratoriums, with local governments looking for more time to properly take stock of concerns from neighbors and the facts at hand.
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Perhaps because she’s just better socialized than me, Olivia Rodrigo responds with disarming attention to my usual pre-interview small talk.
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The pair initially makes awkward small talk, but when David asks about Cheryl (Erin Richards), his ex-wife, Rachel eventually reveals the reason for her visit.
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“Happy talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happy%20talk. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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