talk over

as in to discuss
to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion your father and I will have to talk it over before agreeing to let you go on the class trip

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Recent Examples of talk over The goalkeeper department is unresolved on several fronts, with Ederson in talks over a move to Galatasaray and Stefan Ortega available for transfer but yet to find a suitable club. Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025 That can be talking over comms with the player, offering up options to tackle objectives, or — in the example in our demo — helping out with air support and targeting enemies from outside the ship. Echo Apsey, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025 The ceasefire offer would see the freeing of some hostages held by Hamas, the freeing of Palestinians held in prison by Israel, continuation of talks over a longer-term truce and the withdrawal of Israeli soldiers from parts of Gaza. Filip Timotija, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025 Also on Thursday, Yury Ushakov, Putin’s foreign policy aide, shared more details about the plans for Friday’s summit, saying the presidents will first have a one-on-one conversation, with the help of interpreters, before continuing talks over a business lunch. Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for talk over
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  • For instance, Charles Kuck, an adjunct professor of law at Emory and immigration law firm partner, appeared on CGTN earlier this month to discuss the effect of deportations on the job market.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
  • China’s top leaders are scheduled to meet in October to discuss development goals for 2026 to 2030.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
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  • Even the assassination of political figures is not the same thing as just being shot in the throat for the crime of debating issues in the public square.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
  • As the Fed debates its next move, remember that Warren Buffett isn’t trying to guess tomorrow’s stock chart.
    Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • Penske’s complaint argues that practice isn’t a fair exchange and has caused significant financial harm, with the company’s affiliate revenue falling by more than a third (as a result of Google’s AI Overviews co-opting traffic that might have otherwise gone to Penske outlets).
    Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Critics and rights groups argued that both the ban and the bill function as tools for censorship, threatening freedom of expression, press freedom and fundamental rights.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025

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