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talk around

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  1. Also, talk round. Persuade, as in I talked him around to my point of view, or He had a hard time talking them round, but they finally agreed to postpone the tournament. Also see talk into.


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But based on the talk around town, Chahal believes a more prosperous future is in the offing.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

But the talk around OpenAI isn’t as exuberant now as it was when ChatGPT first burst on the scene.

From MarketWatch Nov. 29, 2025

Much of the pre-match build-up centred on talk around the young starlets on both sides, but it was Chelsea's Estevao who stole the show over Barcelona's Spain winger Lamine Yamal.

From Barron's Nov. 25, 2025

Instead, on its grandest stage, the talk around baseball will be all about whether its most popular team is ruining the game to the point of depriving us of it come 2027.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 21, 2025

It was there, between the two trees, that the village sometimes gathered to sing and talk around a big f ire.

From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park

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