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chitchats

noun

plural of chitchat

as in chats

friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this a bit of chitchat over lunch with people we hadn't seen in a while

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Recent Examples of chitchats Just search The Outside Podcast on YouTube to enjoy these chitchats with your eyes as well as your ears. — Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026

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Remember not to enter passwords or credit card numbers into AI chats and instead only use secure platforms.

— Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Greg Olsen is in the final year of his deal at Fox and is looking for a new home, while current NFL names like Travis Kelce and Sean McVay have bubbled up as potential TV talent in chats with agents and network execs.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of chats

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Dinorah Figuera, who has been leading the opposition bloc’s negotiations with the government, said Machado’s return was a result of Maduro’s ouster and the ongoing reconciliation talks.

— Michael Rios, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Following news that SpaceX is in talks to access as many as 80,000 cell sites to grab market share from the Big Three telecoms, some analysts on Wall Street are making a key distinction that may shed light on SpaceX's strategy.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026

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After maybe 10,000 individual motes of noise that chatter like mouse clicks, the song ends with a slow, jangly fadeout.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Schulman added that SpaceX’s mobile carrier strategy is already apparent, citing industry chatter.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026

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