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colloquy

[kol-uh-kwee] / ˈkɒl ə kwi /


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Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Elena Kagan seemed the most willing to read that colloquy in Pitchford’s favor.

From Slate Apr. 10, 2026

Some of his dialogue scenes — including a riveting colloquy between the questing Marianne and the questioning bishop — have the shape, rhythm and sorrowful wit of a Sondheim song.

From New York Times Oct. 22, 2023

The opening exchange is treated as cross-examination masquerading as comradely colloquy.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2023

“That’s the remedy you have,” Justice Rolando T. Acosta said in a colloquy with Futerfas.

From Washington Post May 11, 2022

Plainly skeptical but unwilling to engage in a colloquy with a wheedling Teller, Fermi pleaded that he was too tired from the flight to give him a hearing, much less a commitment.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

There were some other bizarre moments, beyond the “how can we ignore precedent?” colloquies.

From Slate Oct. 18, 2025

You hear it deployed in corporate colloquies, political speeches and school prospectuses as if it were a magic wand.

From Washington Post Jun. 21, 2021

Despite a sense of the historical importance – and members’ efforts to dramatize the hearing with outbursts and impassioned colloquies – the mood was subdued.

From The Guardian Dec. 12, 2019

“Mike Wallace Is Here” opens with one of its more provocative colloquies, an interchange between the subject and controversial host Bill O’Reilly.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2019

During the Carolingian period it was the seat of no fewer than 16 imperial councils or colloquies.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various




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