schmooze
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After 4 p.m., they have ample time to clean up their books, meet with co-workers, schmooze with clients, and grab some sleep.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
“She came out to schmooze with the customers, and I went, “This is the one,’” said Siegel, who hails from what he billed “the Jewish Alps” — the Catskill Mountains in New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
“He was very much inclined not to schmooze so much as to explain and then expect people to understand and then act on it.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
With Congress on recess, both the House and Senate sent sizable delegations to the annual Munich Security Conference to schmooze with world leaders about the pressing global issues of the day.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2024
Unlike his brother, Eric Trump did not schmooze with court staff during the breaks.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2023
Nominees across all 24 categories mingled and schmoozed before taking part in the traditional class photo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
But since taking over the experiences unit, he has frequently collaborated with colleagues in entertainment and schmoozed with stars at movie premieres and events in the parks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Upper middle-class scions who went to the right schools, schmoozed at the right parties, and waited their respective turns for their time in the spotlight.
From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2025
At Tuesday's lunch, nominees including Tom Cruise, Steven Spielberg, Michelle Yeoh and Angela Bassett schmoozed and posed for a group photo.
From Reuters ● Feb. 14, 2023
He appeared on magazine covers, schmoozed regulators, grew his profile in philanthropy and politics and even sponsored a sports arena in Miami.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
Top brokers walk the floors of countless buildings, swap insights over bad coffee, and turn years of schmoozing into multimillion-dollar commissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
"I've lived on the East Coast and for many, many years with Michael, I've never been in LA schmoozing," she told People magazine.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
The kind of person he was before the bestselling memoir, the Netflix adaptation, the Silicon Valley schmoozing, and the political ascendency.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2024
Perhaps we in the press were still hungover after celebrating ourselves by schmoozing with celebrities and slurping up to politicians at the White House Correspondents Dinner the night before.
From Salon ● May 2, 2024
Either Muhammad is easily swayed by art mumbo jumbo or he wants to get back to schmoozing, because he begins backing up.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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