on speaking terms
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By the 25th anniversary of her passing, there was a noticeable royal silence, as Harry had moved to California with his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and was no longer on speaking terms with William.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Zelensky himself lamented that the two sides were barely on speaking terms.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Unlike Oasis, the members are not currently on speaking terms, and have toured without original bassist Peter Hook since 2011.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2025
During a 2015 interview with Howard Stern, Pinkett Smith said her friendship with Shakur had been strained and the pair weren’t on speaking terms at the time of his death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
Spoken conversation is instinctive because social interaction is instinctive: we speak to those with whom we are on speaking terms.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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