compare notes
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Southern Californians compare notes on their favorite cherry dishes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Iowa was increasingly getting calls from other state commissioners wanting to compare notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
There is a growing network of municipal officials across the U.S. who talk regularly to compare notes, troubleshoot funding shortfalls and strategize on ways to respond to events in Washington given their limited individual capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
Prof Masterson asked to be put in touch with surgeons in the UK to compare notes.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2025
Over tea, we’d compare notes and be unsurprised by all the ways we are different.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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