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An additional 10,000 have since listened to the recording of the colloquy with Joyce Barnathan, president of the International Center for Journalists. Peter Coy, Bloomberg.com, "The Swedish Model Trades More Disease for Less Economic Damage," 16 May 2020

Of course, any congressman-law professor colloquy risks breaking the logorrheic scale. The Economist, "Uncommon grounds The impeachment inquiry enters its next phase," 5 Dec. 2019

Cinderella’s innocent colloquies with her all-knowing birds never failed to crack me up. Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Into the Woods’ and stars align in magical night at the Hollywood Bowl," 28 July 2019

The stultifyingly dry colloquy on memos and finer points of administrative law rarely gave way to discussion of how ending DACA would impact the lives of some 700,000 people who rely on its protections to build careers and raise families in America. The Economist, "Will the Supreme Court let Donald Trump ditch DACA?," 15 Nov. 2019

In his ongoing colloquy with God, for instance, Salieri intones the same sentiments at least five times. Peter Marks, Washington Post, "‘Amadeus’ at the Folger will be music to your ears," 12 Nov. 2019

Each new panel brings a fresh participant and perspective to the mound, and accusations become colloquy. Nicole Rudick, The New Yorker, "How “Peanuts” Created a Space for Thinking," 6 Aug. 2019

What sets Hava Kohav Beller's documentary apart is the intense colloquy at its disheartening heart: a series of discussions among young Palestinians and Israelis during a retreat in Germany. Sheri Linden, latimes.com, "'In the Land of Pomegranates' probes the hope and despair of young Israelis and Palestinians," 15 Mar. 2018

McConnell made a big show of this promise to Collins -- even engaging in a colloquy on the floor cementing the deal. Phil Mattingly, CNN, "The day Republicans have been looking for arrives: Voting begins on tax plan," 19 Dec. 2017

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