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talk back

[tawk-bak] / ˈtɔkˌbæk /


VERB
back talk
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“The robot is convenient, it doesn’t talk back or anything.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

“Yuletide Factory” is pitched toward those younger children, who happily talk back to the players.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2024

All the talk back then was whether the Preds would unload star goalie Juuse Saros at the trade deadline.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2024

But until the arrival of the AI chatbot ChatGPT, most people had never actually spoken to it before - or had it talk back.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2023

I couldn’t imagine that any one of us would ever talk back to our folks or other adults.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals




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