compare notes
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On social media, passive-income obsessives test out eccentric schemes and compare notes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Southern Californians compare notes on their favorite cherry dishes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Iowa was increasingly getting calls from other state commissioners wanting to compare notes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Culture critic Mary McNamara, staff writer Yvonne Villarreal and television editor Maira Garcia compare notes on the end of one of the most discussed, if not beloved, reboots in television history.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025
But he minded the all-expatriate parties where Susan would nudge him to “join the men” while she went over to the circle of women to compare notes on living in Nigeria.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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