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"He wouldn't just bandy words about. It was on the inside, it was like a core inside him," she said.

From Reuters Nov. 25, 2023

Wenger was fiercely animated throughout, prepared to bandy words with anyone from fourth official Peter Walton, the Chelsea management team to even his own players.

From BBC Feb. 7, 2010

There is still room for compromise; while all parties to the conflict bandy words like "self-determination," "federation" and "sovereignty," few have attempted to nail down their precise meanings.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was this phase of the situation which gave Mr. Haney a pretext to bandy words with the President, in his refusal to resign, as few would have dared.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Don’t bandy words with this one, Lord Snow, she’s too clever for the likes o’ you and me.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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