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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 recent subdued action in crude belies a bigger problem brewing in refined products such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 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

It was also released at a time when a Gulf war was brewing and when there were no other representations of Iranians in TV shows and movies.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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

The good women being now supplied with yeast from each other's brewings, would have baked, but two difficulties still remained.

From The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales by Hannah More

In Louisville the brewings of Messrs. M. & G. are highly valued by all.

From The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 by Ben Casseday

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

This being so, the chief manufacture of the year is carried on in the month of September, the September string-makings being analogous to October brewings.

From The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators by George Hart




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