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talk out

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as in to hammer out

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Recent Examples of talk out Class participation earned students a merit; minor infractions, like talking out of turn, led to a demerit. — Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026 At one point, police officers removed people who were talking out of turn. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026 Not because employees can’t adapt to new technology, but because leaders talk out of both sides of their mouths. — Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026 In France, where politicians have discussed a boycott, sports minister Marina Ferrari and Philippe Diallo, president of the country’s soccer federation, both dismissed such talk out of hand. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for talk out

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Newsom is said to have huddled with both sides to try and hammer out a deal.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
How the system would work The initial phase of contract talks still would have union and county representatives seeking to hammer out a mutually beneficial deal, with a presumption that both sides would negotiate in good faith.

— Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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Perched above the picturesque fishing village of Ammoudi Bay, Epitome is a chance for the Canaves Oia collection to forge a new path in the island’s luxury market.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
This investigation could shed light on the hypothetical collision between Earth and a Mars-sized planetary body called Theia, which is thought to have spilled matter around our planet that coalesced to forge the moon billions of years ago.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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