as in chats
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
had a quick tête-à-tête with my neighbor before heading off to work
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Noun
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And her Instagram posts — often video chats with her mother, Betty, at @The_Gerontologist — commonly draw thousands of likes.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026 -
Now that consumers have gotten in the habit of using AI, tech companies are working to make money from the chats, beyond selling subscriptions.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Aside from a prisoner exchange, little, if any, progress was made in the talks.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Feb. 2026
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Shein says Iran may be stalling diplomatically to see whether Washington limits talks to nuclear issues while avoiding missile constraints.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Tête-à-têtes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/t%C3%AAte-%C3%A0-t%C3%AAtes. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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