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as in promotes
to provide publicity for
the director and actors are making the obligatory rounds of the late-night shows to talk up their new movie
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as in speaks up
to voice one's opinions freely with force
feel free to talk up if you have any objections
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Digestive Support Turmeric helps stimulate bile production in the gallbladder, which promotes fat digestion.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
8 Sep. 2025 -
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide, at least 197 journalists and media workers were killed during the war; 189 of them were Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Managers can no longer rely on office presence or who speaks up most in meetings.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Howard sells his smug malice, digging into Matt in a way no one has before until the whole thing devolves into a physical fight.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Scandi distributor REinvent International Sales sells the Couple Next Door format on the international market, and the Dutch format The Neighbors, on which season one was based.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Wife speaks out after husband doused with gasoline in workplace assault.—
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FOXNews.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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In it, Allen's wife, Kathy Allen, speaks out for the first time and maintains her husband's innocence, per the trailer.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Kylie, 33, shouts in the background, trying to prevent an accident.—
Georgia Slater,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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There is an inherent lack of trust and confidence that comes from visiting a website that shouts at you.—
Talie Smith,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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In episode 3, which came out in April, Howard’s character cries when Seth Rogen’s studio head character gives him a difficult piece of feedback, resulting in Howard angrily throwing his signature baseball cap at him.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Fraser threatens to leave but doesn’t and ends up being the one to comfort Kyle, who cries about having hurt his friend.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
26 Aug. 2025
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Joe goes back outside—again he’s seen from Ted’s perspective—and yells at him to turn the music down.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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In a noisy, uncertain world, your team does not want someone who yells the loudest or moves the fastest.—
Scott Hozebin,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Talks up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talks%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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