talk shop
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Three times a year, several hundred of the techies who keep North America’s internet running gather to talk shop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Even former longtime Supervisor Aaron Peskin, an old-school liberal who lost to Lurie in last year’s mayoral race, said he accepted a recent invitation from Lurie to take a walk and talk shop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
This is where researchers, Parliamentary staff and the occasional MP come to talk shop and catch up with gossip.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025
They’re a rare opportunity to meet other wordsmiths and talk shop, whether sharing plot devices or navigating the opaque publishing world.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
Eola's remark earlier in the day also hung in his mind; yet he did not want to preach or to talk shop, as he sometimes called it.
From The Outcaste by F. E. Penny
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