as in to talk
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities
promise you won't split on us, and we'll tell you what happened
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the Senate GOP is not united on forcing Democrats to commit to a talking filibuster to pass the voter ID bill.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
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But the state now publishes legislative data through a public application programming interface — essentially the tool that lets apps talk to each other.—
Matt Wing,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The futurist, cultural historian and Holocaust survivor who has degrees in sociology and law from UCLA said she was informed of the honor last year by Jennifer Siebel Newsom and recently was honored by the Austrian government with its Cross of Honour for Science and Art, First Class.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Much of January’s discussion was framed around how the Feeding Our Future scandal informed the new fraud allegations.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Split (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/split%20%28on%29. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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