as in question
an object of interest or concern that is being discussed
We have several talking points we need to cover. I have a list of talking points here that support my case.
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Recent Examples of talking point
One of the biggest talking points had been whether Bradley would become the first playing captain since Arnold Palmer in 1963.
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Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
The Athletic’s Elias Burke analyses the game’s key talking points.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Public transportation Free and faster buses are a major talking point in Mamdani's campaign.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 26 June 2025
The $1,700 figure has been a popular Republican talking point for weeks.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
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Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
The Athletic’s Elias Burke analyses the game’s key talking points.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Public transportation Free and faster buses are a major talking point in Mamdani's campaign.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 26 June 2025
The $1,700 figure has been a popular Republican talking point for weeks.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talking point
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Hollinshead declined to answer the Idaho Statesman’s questions during a phone call, citing an ongoing investigation and need to wait for approval from the Elmore County Prosecutor’s Office.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
14 July 2025
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Submit your questions to us about metro Phoenix and Arizona for a chance to be chosen for the podcast.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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Classes focus on a variety of topics like the Hmong language, culture and history, calculus, psychology and more.—
Mia Thurow,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
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This is especially important when tackling sensitive topics, such as mental health or chronic illness.—
Kamya Elawadhi,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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In the following years, the early flood warning system that Eastland advocated for – and was once considered state-of-the-art – started to suffer problems.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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Use cloud access or a small on-premises system to tackle a high-value optimization or simulation problem where classical methods struggle.—
Yuval Boger,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Last year’s West Virginia team, meanwhile, adapted to its personnel issues and finished 15th in adjusted defensive efficiency.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Because of its issues, the city was looking at removing the building and replacing it with a monument, or finding ways to do basic repairs to keep the building from deteriorating and use it in the future.—
Taylor O’Connor
July 11,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025
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The biggest challenge of shaving Kanon’s nearly 500-page tome down into a manageable shooting script (the final runtime is just under two hours) was trying to keep the subject matter accessible to a wide demographic.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The hearings drew respectful coverage in mainstream media outlets despite being subject matter that was considered kook bait when Stratton was growing up in the ’70s.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
30 June 2025
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The Enquirer also confirmed Watts is now the subject of a Kentucky Department of Education investigation, though the nature of any complaints filed against him is unclear.—
Annie Goldman,
The Enquirer,
10 July 2025
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Nonetheless, my hopeful response to my own question is that the transformed form of nature can also be the subject of humanity’s unconditional love.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
10 July 2025
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