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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A pep talk was all it took.
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His pep talk had obviously worked the night before.
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If ever there was a time for a spirited pep talk , this is it.
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In Harrogate I was to meet my editor for a pep talk .
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Rubin himself appeared on stage for a pep talk , a short and stocky 40ish fellow in business blues.
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Since I am not a person whose anxiety diminishes at the prospect of certain failure, I gave myself a pep talk .
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This is not just a smarmy pep talk but an unflinching discussion of real angst and a real adjustment process.