compare notes
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Workers may be texting or emailing colleagues to compare notes or answer a question raised by a boss—to say nothing of personal issues that may need attention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
But it is where the debate may be headed when MPs return to the Commons and compare notes next week.
From BBC • May 2, 2025
“I Kissed a Girl,” which puts a bouncy folk-pop groove beneath Sobule’s lightly raspy vocal, opens with two friends hanging out one night as they compare notes on their disappointing boyfriends.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025
“We would often compare notes on shoes and suits, and where to get the best ones.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024
“If Octavian lets you live, perhaps we can compare notes... about your past.”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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