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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.
—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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happy talk
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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.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
7 Oct. 2025
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However, because the stacked analog ICs are so thin, cross talk occurs between the layers, which can cause signal interference, noise, and performance degradation in the ICs.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2025
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With messenger Mercury trining Jupiter, the Greater Benefic — with Mercury in your communication quadrant and Jupiter in your amicable 7th house — social exchanges carry extra goodwill.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Rams are sending a first-round pick — the 29th overall — and fifth- and sixth-round picks in this year’s draft and a 2027 seventh-round pick to the Chiefs in exchange for McDuffie.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Carney and Takaichi also agreed to launch bilateral dialogues on economic security and cyber policies as the two countries face China’s growing assertiveness in trade and military activity in the Indo-Pacific.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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But where influencers or podcasters foster this connection through a kind of intimate, one-sided dialogue, the Mangione phenomenon feels more distinct.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2026
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The debate was framed by a series of incidents in recent years in which the local Police Department was accused of profiling Black people.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The size of the divide appeared significant during Thursday's debate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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In his best work, Miller had a way of switching from grand stentorian speechifying to humble small talk.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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Earlier that morning, Benz and her friends had sat for hours in the house’s backyard, trying to exhaust themselves with small talk and tired jokes about each other.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Happy talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happy%20talk. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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