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Recent Examples of happy talk
Coaches don't have time for happy talk or sensitive egos.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Through it all, the party’s brain trust demonstrated a preference for coalition-pleasing happy talk rather than a willingness to seriously grapple with what was going wrong or what the public was unhappy about.
—Andrew Prokop, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Jonathan Papelbon must have ignored NESN’s in-house happy talk memo.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
But amid Biden's working-class happy talk, Republicans are making inroads with America's blue-collar workers.
—Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2023
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Through it all, the party’s brain trust demonstrated a preference for coalition-pleasing happy talk rather than a willingness to seriously grapple with what was going wrong or what the public was unhappy about.
—Andrew Prokop, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Jonathan Papelbon must have ignored NESN’s in-house happy talk memo.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
But amid Biden's working-class happy talk, Republicans are making inroads with America's blue-collar workers.
—Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happy talk
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Adams, who is up for reelection this fall, was indicted in September on charges related to bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy and soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals in exchange for political favors.—
Paula Reid,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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There's also bipartisan pressure to enforce nonprofit hospitals' responsibility to provide charity care in exchange for their no-tax status, and to more closely examine a drug-purchasing program that many such facilities can take advantage of to get steep discounts on pharmaceuticals.—
Maya Goldman,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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As the dialogue progresses, the stakes could evolve further.—
Ryan P. Burke,
Orlando Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2025
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Most of the dialogue comes in English, some of the descriptions as well.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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The growing pains sparked congressional debates decades ago, but the advertising industry's cash cow won out over political quarrels, institutionalizing the contemporary idea of Presidents Day.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
17 Feb. 2025
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Little debate exists that his hire as a play caller rates as the most significant change for the Huskers ahead of next season.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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The request seems to have substituted for small talk, as though the artist were skipping incidental matters to inquire about what was really on his mind.—
Richard Meyer,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2025
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What to Know Jill Biden told the Post the president-elect made small talk with her after French first lady Brigitte Macron, who sat between them for much of the ceremony, left her seat.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Cauldrons of Bronze Age nomads reveals 2700 year old yak milk and the deep antiquity of food preparation techniques Sapiens.org.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
25 June 2024
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The region is also filled with aquamarine alpine lakes, otherworldly desert terrain and verdant valleys where semi-nomadic families continue to graze their yaks.—
Sandra MacGregor,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Happy talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happy%20talk. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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