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talk to

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  1. Also, give a talking to. Scold, reprimand, as in The teacher said he'd have to talk to Jeff after school, or Dad gave us both a good talking to. [Colloquial; second half of 1800s] For talk to like a Dutch uncle, see Dutch uncle.


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“I just wanted to come and talk to you personally. And — and to make sure that I’m under your wing.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“I was expecting to talk to a CEO,” says Pushmeet Kohli, now DeepMind’s vice president of science.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

You can also decide you are going to rock up when you feel like it and occupy your time reading a book and not talk to anybody.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

The more you talk to them, the more likely you are to fall for it.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

The man in question paused to talk to someone sitting in the aisle, and I immediately dismissed him.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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