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conversation

[kon-ver-sey-shuhn] / ˌkɒn vərˈseɪ ʃən /


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But that conversation should rest on the complete record.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Internet users have proven they’ll make a habit of swinging by these fledgling new spaces — if the conversation is interesting enough.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

She does not recall ever having a conversation about housing affordability in the city.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

You’ve always described music as an intimate, two-way conversation between you and the audience.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

A few minutes later, when Mutti came back in again, she found Peter and Karli sitting cross-legged on the floor in front of the stove, deep in conversation.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

I’m referring, of course, to conversations about the type of care I might need one day and how to pay for it, as well as information about my estate plans, financial advisers, investments and insurance.

From MarketWatch Aug. 23, 2026

“I’ve heard the questions and concerns. I’ve heard the desire to see Brown-Forman regain momentum, and those conversations matter,” Farrer said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Truly disturbing are the conversations the Duffy’s have with their daughter Paloma about where she plans to go to college.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Hume, who founded and leads the All Party Parliamentary Group on Wildfires, said she had since had "conversations with government about really getting them to look at how they support people affected by wildfires afterwards".

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

But she did it from her cell phone, rather than the office line, on which the conversations would have been recorded.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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