table talk

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Recent Examples of table talk Enjoy a table talk with fathers, in partnership with the Black Child Development Institute, United Way of Greater Cincinnati, and DJ Dough. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2024 Friday’s list of activities featured ice breakers, table talks, and opportunities to write down our feelings, thoughts and ideas in our high-quality journals provided by BLK. Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Sep. 2023 However, the timing of those main table talks could move up, after Fain’s new deadline was given late Monday, the source added. Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Sep. 2023 As edited, with valuable commentary by Wagner, Trevelyan’s letters and diaries blend gossip, declarations of love, Eliot’s table talk and, not least, a remarkable woman’s shrewd observations. Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 16 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for table talk
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Noun
  • My group chats blew up when the news was official, because about an hour prior certain music news social media accounts did their best Woj impression and spoiled the announcement with some of us not yet ready to call it, even if betting markets had Bunny as the favorite.
    Angel Diaz, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
  • One senior manager, who did not want to be named as he is not authorized to speak publicly about internal matters, said his chat threads lit up.
    Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • North Korea has made significant advances in its nuclear and ballistic missile programs in the absence of talks.
    Stella Kim, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2025
  • During a bedtime conversation between Kaz and Caesar, for example, their dog keeps licking Caesar as Kaz tries to have a serious talk with him.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There has been much chatter about possible collaborators for the upcoming album.
    Caché McClay, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • There is always chatter about these type of things, but this one is unlikely to lead to anything as of now.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the real world, this would be a cue for some halting, awkward small talk, perhaps, or a passive-aggressive nod of acknowledgement, or just a simple cold shoulder.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
  • There is no room for small talk and half-hearted pursuits — Mars in Scorpio completely immerses itself in a situation or is simply not interested.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025

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