Although his sentences are long and loose, they are not cutely or aimlessly digressive: truth is repeatedly being struck at, not chatted up.

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Blair did not speak during the ceremony, but chatted with veterans before it began, The Associated Press reports.

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Although the trail is not overly traveled, we routinely met and chatted with fellow walkers from numerous locales and walks of life.

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