give-and-take
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Chatbots “don’t teach us what we need to know about the give-and-take of real relationships, or the friction, risk, and complexities of love,” Turkle writes.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
There was no better example of that give-and-take than Snell’s five-hit, one-run start.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Pacific security researcher Maima Koro said typical notions of give-and-take diplomacy missed the point.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The European Union, with its cumbersome culture of consensus-building and give-and-take, was the most elaborate expression of that political way of life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
Not all classes were like this, but even in accelerated courses the classroom at Permian was hardly a hotbed of intellectual give-and-take.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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