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talks down (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of talk down (to)

as in lords (it over)

to assume or treat with an air of superiority just because I don't have extensive experience in the field is no reason to talk down to me as if I were a child

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Liam, the brother who clearly wanted this reunion the most, and wore the inability to re-consummate the brotherly relationship like an open wound, is still given mostly to jokes on stage more than serious statements or anything that patronizes the audience.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025

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Researchers at Cornell University have developed a method that cuts a critical stage of lithium-ion battery manufacturing by up to 60%, potentially saving large factories as much as $100 million in production costs.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
At the end, the video cuts to the Wicked actress watching the ad in a theater, cheering as the credits roll before winking at the camera.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026

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