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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

"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

After all the idealistic blather on both sides, it boils down to TV money, and Florida State sold its soul to that devil long, long ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2023

They may be cutting back on how much he can blather on-air, but in the end, that's mainly to his benefit.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2023

“And I don’t want to hear you blather on about another case, Aunt Kitty—all right, Aunt Kate! But it’s time you do the listening to me for a change. No interruptions.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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

Actually, these methods came from medicine .. which, contrary to most WashDC blathers, is as much soft-science as hard-science.

From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2018

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

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

"I have expressed to them apologies and I understand they are not happy and that people are criticising," blathered Blatter, who had had nothing but mockery for the Irish.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 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

And indeed, no matter the blathering on ESPN, no one within USC is under the impression Riley enters USC’s first year in the Big Ten in danger or under pressure from within.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024

“I was letting off steam and it was more online blathering than anything,” he said.

From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2021

“Some of us have work to do, and it doesn’t involve blathering about like bumpkins.”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia