compare notes
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Each person can experience the same story differently, and can compare notes with friends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Doctor Dmitri Drekonja, who worked with Pretti, told ABC News the pair had bonded over their interest in mountain biking and would compare notes on which trails to ride.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
“I Kissed a Girl,” which puts a bouncy folk-pop groove beneath Sobule’s lightly raspy vocal, opens with two friends hanging out one night as they compare notes on their disappointing boyfriends.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025
Sullivan said they would discuss "a vision for a more stable and prosperous and integrated region, as well as to compare notes on effectively countering and deterring Iran."
From Reuters • Sep. 19, 2023
I hurried downstairs to get Francis before the innkeeper and his wife had a chance to compare notes.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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