banter
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"He always tried his best and always had a smile on his face... he loved his football and having banter with his friends, he was a bit of a joker of the group."
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Peter Attia, the longevity guru and bestselling author who recently resigned from CBS when his sophomoric banter with Epstein came to light, copped to his blind attraction to power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Justin, the believer, is instantly alarmed by how these eerie tapes escalate from cute banter to ghostly crying babies and backward incantations.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
“You become very aware of the — I mean a very British way of putting this — blokey banter that you’re not a part of and you kind of feel that exclusion.”
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026
He and Peeta already have the rapport they established that night of the first interview, that easy banter, so I just smile a lot and try to speak as little as possible.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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