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noun

plural of schmooze

as in talks

friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this had to master the art of the schmooze if she wanted to get ahead in the business

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verb

variants or shmoozes

present tense third-person singular of schmooze

as in chats

to engage in casual or rambling conversation spent every spare minute of the conference schmoozing with the industry's power players

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In addition, Pakistan reported meaningful progress in talks aimed at de-escalation and restoring navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, Broccardo noted.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
While details of his meetings weren’t released, the talks could have touched on a prisoner release or Russia’s support for Iran.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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Tech Challenges While the chair’s speech and the sideline chatter about economic and political events frequently dominate news from the symposium, Jackson Hole is also an important forum for high level debate on economic research.

— Maria Eloisa Capurro, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
In a sprightly performance rife with oddball mannerisms, Gnecco gives Borges equal parts impish wisdom, earthy vulgarity and childlike wonder, rarely letting a moment’s silence go unfilled with eager chatter.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026

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Entire product categories that were barely imaginable in 2020 are now weekend projects such as a tutor that converses in Mandarin, a paralegal that drafts and redlines, and a designer that produces forty variations before lunch.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Epstein converses with Summers Larry Summers, Clinton’s Treasury secretary and the director of the National Economic Council under former President Obama, corresponded with Epstein numerous times via email.

— Max Rego, The Hill, 13 Nov. 2025

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