brook
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But because she’s telling the worst men what they want to hear, Stuckey has created space for herself to live out the usually male role of being the pompous bully who will brook no dissent.
From Salon • Dec. 1, 2025
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
Her partner, Art Linfoot, built the house they lost, a cabin with a wraparound porch and a year-round brook where deer drank and the sound of the water lulled the couple to sleep.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
The airport denies any link between the discharge and bacterial pollution in the brook.
From BBC • May 10, 2025
One warm afternoon, Fern and Avery put on bathing suits and went down to the brook for a swim.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
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