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Recent Examples of happy talk
If the public conversation turns from spending cuts to tax cut happy talk, consumer sentiment could rebound.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
There was a moment Monday afternoon, during Madison Keys’ Australian Open fourth-round match against No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina, when her coach, Bjorn Fratangelo, realized that this wasn’t the time for happy talk.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
There was a moment on Monday afternoon, during Madison Keys’ Australian Open fourth-round match against No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina, when her coach, Bjorn Fratangelo, realized that this wasn’t the time for happy talk.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Despite the happy talk, Biden leaves office on a profoundly bittersweet note.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
There was a moment Monday afternoon, during Madison Keys’ Australian Open fourth-round match against No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina, when her coach, Bjorn Fratangelo, realized that this wasn’t the time for happy talk.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
There was a moment on Monday afternoon, during Madison Keys’ Australian Open fourth-round match against No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina, when her coach, Bjorn Fratangelo, realized that this wasn’t the time for happy talk.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Despite the happy talk, Biden leaves office on a profoundly bittersweet note.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happy talk
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How the two sides got here A nuclear deal was reached in 2015 between Iran and world powers, including the US, under which Iran had agreed to limit its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of sanctions that have crippled its economy.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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Atlanta sent the Los Angeles Rams the 46th and 242nd picks in this year’s draft and its first-round pick next year in exchange for the Pearce pick and the 101st pick in this year’s draft.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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The show is full of moments and dialogue lifted straight from the acclaimed Naughty Dog games, as well as more subtle references to the source material.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Vatican long ago had offered to help facilitate peace talks, and Francis had regularly called for peace and dialogue from the altar of the basilica.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2025
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King Userkaf’s family relationships are a subject of scholarly debate, but he’s generally believed to have been the father of at least one son, Sahure, who later became pharaoh.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Whether that’s primarily on the players for not handling that like professionals, or on Briere for not recognizing the impact that losing Laughton (and, to a lesser extent, Erik Johnson) would have on the group, is up for debate.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Having boring small talk with each other for the rest of our lives?—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Their small talk is perfectly natural, philosophical and hilarious.—
Alexandra Jacobs,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Read Next National Newborn yak and her mama are ‘doing great’ at Alaska Zoo.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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On March 19, a Tibetan yak named Iris gave birth to what zookeepers believe is a girl, according to a March 20 Facebook post by the Alaska Zoo.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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