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Recent Examples of happy talk
Anyone with happy talk about AI data centers or endless growth was going to destroy the state.
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
There is a lot of happy talk about working together to expand the pie, but the word competition keeps bumping up against the word collaboration.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Unmoored from reality, the pronouncements veer into happy talk.
—Hussein Agha, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2025
Trump’s preference for political happy talk has already reframed conversations about his economic agenda.
—Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
There is a lot of happy talk about working together to expand the pie, but the word competition keeps bumping up against the word collaboration.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Unmoored from reality, the pronouncements veer into happy talk.
—Hussein Agha, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2025
Trump’s preference for political happy talk has already reframed conversations about his economic agenda.
—Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happy talk
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That proceeded to loud cross talk and confusion in the room until Padilla called on Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the committee’s chair, to restore order.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
7 Oct. 2025
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This time, Zelensky pushed back, engaging in cross talk with Trump and Vance that demonstrated a level of defiance to the president and his team.—
Faith E. Pinho,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Romantic Venus sextiles dreamy Neptune, softening conversations and opening space for empathy, imagination, and meaningful exchange.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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Minutes earlier, Kelsy took advantage of an uncharacteristically lax exchange, blindsiding Jeppe Tverskov to take possession and create an instant breakaway opportunity.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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But, rewatching the film 20 years later (March 31 was the actual anniversary), Gunn's fingerprints are unmistakable, from the highly quotable dialogue to the quirky soundtrack lifted from the outer reaches of Gunn's eclectic music collection.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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Similarly, the cast wrings some poetry out of the prosaic, often aphoristic dialogue.—
Robert Lloyd,
Houston Chronicle,
1 May 2026
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The early read was that Alphabet , Microsoft , Meta Platforms , and Amazon all passed with flying colors, but beneath the strong headline numbers, a more nuanced debate is taking shape.—
Paulina Likos,Zev Fima,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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There have been debates about the entertainment value of the Premier League all season, but the top-flight of English football remains the least predictable of Europe’s top leagues.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The clips were mostly small talk, excluding in one instance where Heuermann appeared to boss around his family.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026
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Aunt Lydia has not raised these girls for small talk.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Happy talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happy%20talk. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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