loose talk
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The challenge is verifying all that loose talk.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
"There was some loose talk of him taking a year out and learning bass, and then us doing a gig and him coming on stage and dropping the maddest bassline anyone's ever seen," he reveals.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2022
There was even loose talk later in the 1970s of him joining Paul McCartney’s band Wings, although, largely for scheduling reasons, it didn’t happen.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2021
All of that creates a powerful temptation: just ignore the loose talk.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2020
“People seem pretty excited about what you’ve done. There’s a lot of loose talk out in Mansfield. Do you think this represents a real threat?”
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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