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brewing

[broo-ing] / ˈbru ɪŋ /






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Beneath the surface, the conditions are brewing for a prolonged conflict—and possibly an even more intense one.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2026

“The market is pricing in more uncertainty today that the rate of AI spending continues for several years,” Kerwin said, noting that there are fears brewing over memory overcapacity.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

After the deals closed, Gerald said he heard from a reporter at a trade publication that there were rumors brewing about the book’s leaning heavily on AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

This doesn’t mean that residents have access to a kind of Megan’s Law list to be able to find out who is brewing what chemistry concoctions in their neighborhoods, though.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

As the kettle heated for the tea, I found myself wondering if this would be the day Miss Sadie would tell what she had brewing inside her.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

So what more natural than they would one day talk over endless coffeepots into innumerable midnights, and out of all the talk and the bitter brewings would come—the House of Usher.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

It is the poetry of beer; it is to all other brewings what Shakespeare is to the drama; what the Coliseum is to other antiquities.

From The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 by Various

Your Brunswick Mumme," continued the page, "may pass as a refreshing drink; but with our beer you cannot compare it, for the best of our brewings is unknown to you.

From The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 by Various

Apothecaries are filthy distillers all the world over, and one never knows the real blessing of health till one has escaped from their beastly brewings.

From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II by Charles James Lever

She came with a bad character enough, accused of bewitching men to their death, spoiling brewings and churnings, and hurting cattle and corn—of being, in fact, a terrible pest to the whole neighbourhood.

From Witch Stories by E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) Linton




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