talkathon

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Recent Examples of talkathon Even with Ralph Fiennes, one of our finest stage actors, portraying Moses, the play often comes across as an information-shoveling talkathon. Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2022 He was hired by Mutual to succeed the recently deceased Long John Nebel as host of a weeknight coast-to-coast radio talkathon for night owls and early risers. New York Times, 23 Jan. 2021 At this point any real progress on immigration (other than the aforementioned mini-deal) is a long shot, so the talkathon in the Senate, however interesting and healthy, may represent little more than wind in the sails of a ship going nowhere. Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 13 Feb. 2018 Wearing four-inch heels and forgoing any breaks, Pelosi spent much of the rare talkathon reading personal letters from the young immigrants whose temporary protection from deportation is set to expire next month. Steve Peoples and Alan Fram, Houston Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2018 US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris global climate change agreement last week gave a boost in one area: media attention to the oceans talkathon. Richard Roth, CNN, 7 June 2017
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Noun
  • Likewise, Nicholas Galanin and Margarita Cabrera withdrew from a symposium at the Smithsonian American Art Museum over the institution’s decision to keep the event private and record it—a move the artists characterized as government censorship, an accusation the museum denied.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 23 June 2026
  • Prior to our conversation earlier this year, Ayala and Mose-Vargas had both attended a symposium celebrating the 40th anniversary of David Montejano’s Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, a foundational text on class and race in the Southwest.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Greenstein made the remark at Fortune Brainstorm Tech in Aspen earlier this month as part of a roundtable that examined the benefits and pitfalls of rapid AI adoption across different corporate sectors.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 22 June 2026
  • British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hosts the first roundtable of regional English mayors with Andy Burnham (R) Mayor of Greater Manchester, at Downing Street on July 9, 2024 in London, England.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • The advice was not delivered as a leadership seminar.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Baer has written more than a dozen books, hosted hundreds of seminars and released thousands of online videos.
    Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • His show, which ran for nearly four decades, provided a national platform for frank discussions on race, politics, and culture.
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • If emotions rise, pause to name the concern, then restate the common goal so the discussion shifts from blame toward practical steps and timelines everyone trusts.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • Outline a proposal, then schedule a brief meeting to align expectations with a manager, because clarity now prevents heavier repairs later.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026
  • Now, residents have another chance to offer feedback before another community meeting that will happen in August.
    Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • More broadly, the technology also reignites debates over how to balance learning efficiency against the risk of cheating.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
  • The complexity at play in data center debates is often what has prompted moratoriums, with local governments looking for more time to properly take stock of concerns from neighbors and the facts at hand.
    Conor Wight, CBS News, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • January 20 – February 18 By afternoon, conversation sparks playful ideas.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026
  • But Roberts finds moments to pull players aside for one-on-one conversations.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • Messi is now in the same chat room as Tom Brady, LeBron James and Novak Djokovic as pro athletes who can still do it late in their athletic lives.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
  • The non-meat use of the term came from the online chat room community, which by the late 1980s was already using it to denote a mass influx of data into their chat rooms that could trigger a computer crash and/or annoy chat room users.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026

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