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was chatting
  • past progressive of chat.

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Not long after, Brundage was chatting online with an anonymous cybersecurity researcher who then introduced him to Chris Formosa, an engineer at the networking company Lumen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

AFP met Eric, from Togo, on the stairs while he was chatting -- in stuttering Russian -- with a Nigerian and Chinese inmate.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Even in quieter moments, like at King of Falafel, when he was chatting with Lekha Sunder, his comms person, about where they were headed next.

From Slate • Nov. 12, 2025

On the viewing platform King Charles was chatting to Joy Trew, a wireless operator in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, who was 18 on VE Day in 1945.

From BBC • May 5, 2025

“Now that you mention it, I was chatting with the crows earlier. They were wondering why you guys walk like you’re wearing diapers.”

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby