talk of the town
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RB Leipzig's Yan Diomande is the talk of the town for everyone at the moment and we actually looked at him when I was at Brentford, when he played for Spanish side Leganes.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Fog has been the talk of the town from Redding to Bakersfield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
“Even if the U.S. doesn’t intervene in Greenland, this whole talk of the town about Greenland already represents a very powerful message to Moscow,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Jared Verse was the talk of the town before Sunday’s NFC divisional-round game between the Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2025
Indeed, we were the talk of the town.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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