as in chats
to engage in casual or rambling conversation the toddler pattered on for what seemed like hours
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Honey Cooper chats with Professor Nader Gergis before attending his class on Wednesday.—
Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Jarrett frequently appears in her videos, including sit-down Q&A chats the couple films together.— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
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Epstein converses with Summers Larry Summers, Clinton’s Treasury secretary and the director of the National Economic Council under former President Obama, corresponded with Epstein numerous times via email.— Max Rego, The Hill, 13 Nov. 2025
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Iran’s president said the US blockade on Iranian ports remains a major obstacle to talks.— Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, as advertised, Raye talks to the audience so much — and is so warm and hilarious — that her banter is a show in itself.— Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
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Fans will have to tune in next week to find out Andrea's fate — and see if her abduction rattles Kayce.— Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Another family quietly grieves in North Carolina While the string of attacks rattles several communities in Georgia, Prianna Weathers’ mother mourns privately in her North Carolina home.— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
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Using new transit spectra from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the researchers argued that the data were consistent with dimethyl sulfide, and possibly dimethyl disulfide — gases that on Earth are strongly associated with marine biology.— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2025
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Mia, who is now in the inner circle and has enlisted her ex, Andre, to retrieve Bradley when she is released, will attend the opera separately so Alex can meet with Ivanov to talk about a deal while Mia gasses up the mistress.— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
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He’s best known at this point either for playing the clownish Jack on Will & Grace or for being the relatively serious one of the three celebrity chatters on his podcast, Smartless.— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
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Reno Goldie Fiapoto, 26, who raps under the stage name Tear It Off Greezy, has been charged with murder and a gang conspiracy in the March 16, 2021 killing of 21-year-old Derrick McDougal.— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Ye raps almost convincingly about the past few years of controversy, falling just short of saying anything impactful.— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2026
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Race radio babbles away from the glove compartment, providing updates in Portuguese and English.— Andy McGrath, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Patters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/patters. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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