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talk out

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as in to hammer out

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Recent Examples of talk out At one point, police officers removed people who were talking out of turn. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026 Don’t be shy to talk out loud with yourself if that would be more effective in breaking a pattern. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 Mar. 2026 Not because employees can’t adapt to new technology, but because leaders talk out of both sides of their mouths. — Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026 In France, where politicians have discussed a boycott, sports minister Marina Ferrari and Philippe Diallo, president of the country’s soccer federation, both dismissed such talk out of hand. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for talk out

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The memorandum was intended to give the two sides two more months to hammer out a peace deal, but the parameters of the preliminary agreement instead quickly fell apart, leaving no end in sight to a war that started in late February.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
The group was created by Martin last year to hammer out the party’s official stance on Israel and Gaza.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026

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Mizrahi has been brought in to mentor Target designers, advise on product design and innovation, and forge new partnerships.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
They are accused of falsifying overtime claims, forging approvals from supervisors and manipulating official records.

— Ben Conarck, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2026

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