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talks (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of talk (to)

as in speaks (to or with)

to communicate with by means of spoken words I had never talked to a real live cowboy before

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More rockets per exercise JR3 addresses a practical problem for units operating HIMARS and M270 launchers.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
The new plan addresses how some boat owners were using the $175/month Roam Unlimited plan to receive satellite internet access while traveling the coast between countries.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

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Ron Galella—Ron Galella Collection/Getty Images Dolly Parton greets fans and leaves her handprints at an in-store appearance Peaches Records in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 3, 1977.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Elsewhere Angel City Lumber turned a felled tree into the one-of-a-kind bench—carved from a single trunk—that greets visitors at the entrance.

— Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026

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