chatter
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Any fresh signaling from officials on the yen will capture attention too as intervention chatter resurfaced following another bout of currency weakness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
That brings me back to the incident many years ago, as I stood in the Russian woods with my friend, underdressed and with my teeth beginning to chatter.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Listener chatter from Adam Forkner in Boston, Massachusetts: Dave Epstein for The Boston Globe: What my Maine dock taught me about the threat of invasive marine life looming in the Persian Gulf; Tamburri, M.N.,
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
But on Wednesday, as the clink of bottles mingled with chatter from customers, some armed with automatic weapons, the owners were defiant.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Ordinarily, Anat was all chatter, and the rare silences that fell between them were normally not this...odd.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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"I had no one to talk to all day -- to the point my mouth almost felt stale from not speaking. But then this little one came along and chatters with me all the time."
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
The motion-activated device chatters like a loud, anxious cricket as people pass by the shopping center.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025
Bates chatters in almost every recap of the previous episode.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2024
She describes him as a social butterfly who chatters away in a "cute little whistle tone" and loves annoying the adult penguins "like any typical toddler would".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2024
She stands on her hind legs and chatters angrily at Ma.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
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Then gossips chattered that a huge “bear raid,” or manipulation of stocks by short sellers, would be launched the following morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Supporters dressed in pink – their candidate's favourite colour – chattered in anticipation of her arrival.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
Dozens of schoolmates chattered happily under the pines, kicking a soccer ball on sun-streaked grass, climbing a play structure and scarfing down pizza.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
The upperclasswomen covertly reviewed us like swimsuit models for poise and grace, sipping on Diet Cokes and whispering as we all chattered nervously.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2023
Aunty Ifeoma chattered as she put the rice back on the stove and chopped two purple onions, her stream of sentences punctuated by her cackling laughter.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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"Through the teeth chattering, he had mentioned that his brother was still under the skiff," White added.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
As the sky darkened over the white stucco church framed in palm trees and the dry peaks of the San Bernardino Mountains, fringed teenagers made their way inside, shaking their limbs and chattering in excitement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
“Game recognizes game,” the aide who’d been chattering in his ear said as they walked away.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
We might, Mr. Willis argues, do better to look closer to home: Dolphins, after all, are very intelligent and constantly chattering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
For two weeks he lay in bed delirious with fever, his teeth chattering, the tips of his fingers and toes black.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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