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having the style and content of everyday conversation
this book on the people who have occupied the White House is a little too gossipy to qualify as serious history
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But newsrooms are often gossipy places, and the letter leaked out on Wednesday, first to David Folkenflik of NPR.
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Brian Stelter, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
In an attempt to hang loose with the gang at a PMF, you may be exposed to gossipy whispers about the foibles, secrets or annoying idiosyncrasies of fellow execs or co-workers.
—Dr. David Lenihan, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Meaning Behind Conclave’s Surprise Ending, Explained The conclusion of this gossipy Vatican drama makes one distinct change from the book it’s based on, in service of a message about progress.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Of course, a little googling brought it all flooding back, a random hodgepodge of fairly gossipy tidbits: A Sony executive and a movie producer making crude, racist jokes about then President Obama.
—Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Brian Stelter, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
In an attempt to hang loose with the gang at a PMF, you may be exposed to gossipy whispers about the foibles, secrets or annoying idiosyncrasies of fellow execs or co-workers.
—Dr. David Lenihan, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Meaning Behind Conclave’s Surprise Ending, Explained The conclusion of this gossipy Vatican drama makes one distinct change from the book it’s based on, in service of a message about progress.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Of course, a little googling brought it all flooding back, a random hodgepodge of fairly gossipy tidbits: A Sony executive and a movie producer making crude, racist jokes about then President Obama.
—Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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