talked out
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While Patel was eventually talked out of sharing the photo and exposing the agents, it seems to have taken some doing.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
"I think attempting to deal with these 900 amendments in this way is going to end up with the bill being talked out."
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025
Martinez claims many more Sunset Mesa residents want to, but they’ve been talked out of it by their architects and contractors, who aren’t familiar with the material and claim it’ll slow down their rebuilds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
One AfD MP, Rainer Rothfuss, had been talked out of the trip, Weidel said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
The more his staff talked out the concept that Saturday morning, the more it coalesced into a plausible scheme.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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