private conversation

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Tipping’s mother, Shirley Huffman, testified that her son told her around that time in a private conversation that not all officers were good.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

“It was a private conversation, let’s be honest, who would be happy if the whole nation were reading their messages? At the very least, I exercised poor judgment,” he told Radio Slovakia on Monday.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

For a decade and a half, I have wondered about a private conversation I had with the late Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer under Gordon Brown, about the financial crisis.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

“I haven’t had a private conversation with her on that,” he said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

It was inappropriate, at the beginning of the meal, for Marshall to turn away from his hostess and begin a private conversation.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan