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an object of interest or concern that is being discussed
We have several talking points we need to cover. I have a list of talking points here that support my case.
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Recent Examples of talking point
The talking points, obtained by The Associated Press, ignore Republican losses in Georgia and Pennsylvania.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
Others have slammed Grokipedia for promoting right-wing fringe theories or talking points from the Russian government about the Ukraine war.
—PC Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025
But platforming can be reasonable under circumstances in which an interlocutor is actually willing and able to counter the talking points of extremists like Fuentes.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
Democratic lawmakers were more receptive across the board to their message, Honeycutt says, while the offices of many Republican lawmakers echoed talking points pushed by the pesticide manufacturers.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
Others have slammed Grokipedia for promoting right-wing fringe theories or talking points from the Russian government about the Ukraine war.
—PC Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025
But platforming can be reasonable under circumstances in which an interlocutor is actually willing and able to counter the talking points of extremists like Fuentes.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
Democratic lawmakers were more receptive across the board to their message, Honeycutt says, while the offices of many Republican lawmakers echoed talking points pushed by the pesticide manufacturers.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talking point
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Join our live chats or ask a question in advance.—
Karen Tumulty,
Washington Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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Business leaders, of course, have their own interests and shareholders to serve, but Democrats can still protect the public interest while giving CEOs a seat at the table to reach pragmatic answers to difficult questions like these.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Here are Pereira’s thoughts on several topics, edited for clarity and brevity.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.—
Erick Taylor,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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Complaints about the shelter showed that problems have festered for years, reaching a breaking point after a rise in animal deaths led the agency to lose its no-kill status and city officials to call for an audit.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Address the problem of hard water, a major soap scum culprit, by installing a water softener.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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But some committees have spent upwards of $100,000 on fundraisers paid for, and attended by, the same businesses and association groups that lobby the Legislature while spending little, if any, money trying to reach their voters about a particular issue.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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According to her bio on Cooley’s website, Hartnett serves as a trial and appellate advocate and has done work on a variety of issues including LGBTQ+ equality, civil rights and criminal justice.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Jan. 2026
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There was something very democratizing about that, especially given the subject matter.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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Despite her subject matter, Kilmartin pulls this off for two reasons.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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The sensor can record long and short exposures simultaneously, improving sharpness when subjects move.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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The addition of those provisions, the lawsuit argues, violated a requirement in the Missouri Constitution that laws only deal with one subject.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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