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Recent Examples of happy talk
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.
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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
That could force change — or at least some serious talks instead of happy talk and gaslighting.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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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
That could force change — or at least some serious talks instead of happy talk and gaslighting.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happy talk
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Quantum communication is the actual exchange of information over these networks.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The following year, she was traded to Orlando Pride in exchange for midfielder Sam Witteman.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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An important advancement in AGI development is this capacity to control dialogue and mimic emotions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2025
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This may seem like a cop-out and a way of avoiding getting caught up in the current attack on the trans community, but Coon doesn’t believe the choice has anything to do with White’s willingness to engage in important dialogues.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
30 Mar. 2025
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The broader debate over casualty accuracy intensified after an Israeli strike on March 23 killed 15 humanitarian workers, including a paramedic, according to the United Nations and the Palestinian Red Crescent.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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While the mission aims to celebrate female pioneers in space exploration, Munn's comments have sparked a broader debate about the ethics and value of high-profile space tourism amid growing environmental concerns and economic inequality.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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And the show captures the kind of bull — and bullying — that passes for small talk in Hollywood.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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Was that a form of small talk for children, when feelings that were too intense could be covered up more easily than articulated?—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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Based on previous research, archeologists know that Mongolians in this period were nomadic pastoralists, rotating herds of ruminants like sheep, goats, and yaks between pastures.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
25 June 2024
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The three-year-old female yak was initially misidentified as a bison, a follow-up Facebook post stated.—
Graeme Taskerud,
The Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Happy talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happy%20talk. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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