blather
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In fact, I expected the outcome since about day seven, including China’s role in bringing about a settlement, though minus any blather on my part about a victory for the mullahs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
But the administration’s blather about a focus on violent offenders led to huge demonstrations in greater Los Angeles beginning in June, and the cause continues to draw people into the streets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2025
"All this blather about Mr Adams being a member of the army council is not something you have to decide," he told the jury.
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
Why not just ignore her and carry on with his usual blather about shower heads and windmills and tales of his former glory?
From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2024
It's mostly a lot of blather about what we owe the Capitol.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
In the role of amped-up chrome-domed villain Dr. Robotnik, he blusters, he blathers, he snarks, he sneers and, above all, he shouts.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2022
If she wants to call witnesses to rebut specific lies he blathers, she can.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2021
The Portuguese, meanwhile, hardly dare express hope in their striker, O Jogo merely announcing what is at stake by headlining "Bento banks on Postiga", while A Bola blathers about a titanic battle with Vikings.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2012
He mutes his speakerphone and cracks wise as a colleague blathers on.
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2011
Heather paints her nails on her desk blotter and blathers.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
For now, though, Koepka is ascendant, and for all the reasons I've blathered on about for the last four hours, what he's accomplished in the past two years is more than just remarkable—it's singular.
From Golf Digest ● May 19, 2019
Pundits blathered above a ticker of the latest headlines.
From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2015
While reality TV shows blathered about "viewer interactivity", Lost fans were living it.
From The Guardian ● May 21, 2010
I doubt it, but CNN blathered on in an effort to change my mind.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2010
The lieu-tenant blathered on about major versus minor offenses, the need to make judgments, and so on, apparently expecting me to say, “Oh, I get it!” and withdraw from his office.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Anyway, out went the trivia and in came Malkin and Frazier blathering about how excited they are for a second season of “Adolescence” that Netflix has yet to confirm.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2026
And don’t be surprised if I think you’re a blathering chucklehead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025
“I was letting off steam and it was more online blathering than anything,” he said.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Then, when he’s wrong, which is often enough, we have to hear him blathering apologies and falling all over himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2020
Liz declared herself my “public relations” manager for my chicken coops, and then started blathering on about the “urban chicken market” and the need for the coops to have a cool paint job.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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