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patters

verb

present tense third-person singular of patter

as in chats

to engage in casual or rambling conversation the toddler pattered on for what seemed like hours

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Some of the German Telegram chats date back to at least 2020, court documents show.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Dwayne Johnson chats all things Moana during a special Q&A to promote the live-action film in Rio De Janeiro July 2.

— Brendan Le Updated, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

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As Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence boom powers America’s economy, rattles its job market, and shapes its national security priorities, political leaders are struggling for traction on how the government should seek to engage the technology, if at all.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
Israeli military warning rattles coastal city Israeli strikes over southern Lebanon continued, especially in and around the battered cities of Tyre and Nabatiyeh.

— Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026

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Using new transit spectra from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the researchers argued that the data were consistent with dimethyl sulfide, and possibly dimethyl disulfide — gases that on Earth are strongly associated with marine biology.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Mia, who is now in the inner circle and has enlisted her ex, Andre, to retrieve Bradley when she is released, will attend the opera separately so Alex can meet with Ivanov to talk about a deal while Mia gasses up the mistress.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025

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Jarico Anderson, who raps under the stage name Dreamllife Rizzy, was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted, court records show.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
Elsewhere, Lirian Santos brings Brazilian soccer-fashion crossover from London, Papa Pincus turns Arsenal-fan obsession into running comedy, Bi Goes covers São Paulo matchday energy, and Skiper raps over highlights from Monterrey.

— Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

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