as in to discuss
to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion
your father and I will have to talk it over before agreeing to let you go on the class trip
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Vance offered an explanation of the Temporary Protected Status program that brought the Haitians to the U.S., while Walz talked over him, leading the moderators to cut off their microphones.
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Refreshingly, there was no talking over opponents during the informal chat.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
Vance talked over both moderators about an asylum application, with Walz chiming in to fact-check Vance, resulting in both candidates' mics being muted.
—Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
The directive followed hours of talks over key technical wording spelling out the criteria for replacing any parts.
—Reuters, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Refreshingly, there was no talking over opponents during the informal chat.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
Vance talked over both moderators about an asylum application, with Walz chiming in to fact-check Vance, resulting in both candidates' mics being muted.
—Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
The directive followed hours of talks over key technical wording spelling out the criteria for replacing any parts.
—Reuters, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
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During the wide-ranging Tokyo conversation, To also discussed his improvisational filmmaking style and reflected on Hong Kong cinema’s changing landscape.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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Thirteen percent discussed politics and public office, while 10 percent were related to business transactions.Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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Sports fans, commentators and even athletics directors are openly debating the feasibility of whether college athletes could organize and collectively bargain in the future.Karen Weaver, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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Life’s too short to debate how a person enjoys his or her meals.Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
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These activities, proponents argue, are enabled by money printing and would be unaffordable in a sound money system.Ansel Lindner, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Catch up quick: The FTC argued the merger would reduce head-to-head competition in the U.S. handbag market and enable them to raise prices for consumers.Kimberly Chin, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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