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“I need to go to work, son,” he tried to smooth-talk me.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Rubio’s smooth talk has both reassured and frustrated U.S. allies unnerved by his boss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Yet even as he embraces uncertain new ventures, his faith in himself remains steady, keeping his smile lit and smooth talk oozing.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2021
Domingo is unsurprisingly fantastic, code-switching between smooth talk and a West Indian accent when necessary; Braun takes Derrek’s humiliation on the chin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2021
The shrewd seller, after all, succeeds by equivocation, with smooth talk and a knack for duplicity -- predatory purpose masked by easygoing amiability.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2019
Sensing that Forbes is not a regular guard, Booth manages to smooth talk the unsuspecting Forbes and gives him a piece of paper with some writing on it.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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