brook
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As we climbed the terraced pools of the West Kill, I concentrated on keeping my cast short and precise until I caught my first brook trout, or “brookie.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026
Large-scale protests are rare in Vietnam, where the communist authorities brook little dissent.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
A man has died after he entered a flooded brook during a police chase.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
People kept stopping to talk to him, although they mostly made small murmuring noises, like the fake brook that runs through a suburban shopping center.
From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025
After I had eaten, I carried two of my bottles to the brook and refilled them with fresh water.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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