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chit-chat





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"I love finding out how they're getting on, how their day's going, and we just chit-chat about anything."

From BBC Apr. 1, 2026

There was no news, no public chit-chat, nothing that would give rise to such a big move, but there it was.

From Salon Mar. 26, 2026

Chase and Ibarra may, for instance, begin a dialogue as nervous chit-chat with staccato flute interjections with drummed responses that soon turn to broad expressions of wonder.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2025

But Greene and her army of two other people have backed off for now, having secured a few hours of chit-chat time with Johnson as an acceptable alternative to a botched execution.

From Slate May 8, 2024

Matthias, realizing that this was no time for idle chit-chat, promptly shouted out in a loud, courtly manner, “O King, I come to return one of your brave young warriors!”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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