grumble
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Given the speed with which one, Darren Jones, went public with a grumble it will be something Team Burnham will be wary of.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
A team’s devoted followers may grumble, but their complaints rarely rise to the level of the hubbub around must-see tours, from Bruce Springsteen to Oasis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Private credit investors may grumble, as some funds prorate redemption requests.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
In a flash, the journalist is gone, leaving Gustav to grumble, “TikTok troll.”
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026
I’m always convinced I’m going to faint when my stomach starts to grumble.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
Yes, there have been grumbles - including from those who have seen parking spaces outside their houses taken - and taxi drivers and shop owners the Games have passed by.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Our cranky polity now grumbles its way toward its 250th anniversary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
"We're the same as two years ago, but worse," grumbles Hector Sanchez, a 62-year-old waiter.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025
Plenty tell me the grumbles about his approach to running the party ran well beyond the gripes you can find in any workplace about the bosses.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2025
A few grumbles about wanting to have stapiers and to be Marvel Combat champions echoed.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Two decades ago, customers grumbled about U.S. airlines charging for checked bags, which was the start of all the unbundling that followed.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
"They're showing them something that's no longer here," he grumbled.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
But his internal critics long privately grumbled, and more recently increasingly publicly grumbled that this amounted to him all too often not being able to articulate what he did believe.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
But they made the needed adjustments, grumbled, and kept spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Babulya grumbled and dropped the spoon into the potion, then hooked her fingers in the air over the simmering pot.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
But the move risks alienating customers who already may be grumbling about the complex array of ticket options when it comes time to book a flight.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
But private grumbling has given way to tentative public opposition as residents fight to save their homes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
It's hot, everyone's grumbling and nobody in your house can sleep - which means summer has officially arrived.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Molina plays Sam Cooper, a retired engineer — that will be important — being brought grumbling to the Boroughs, a posh, city-sized retirement community plopped down in the middle of the Southwestern desert.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
I waited for Jennifer to finish her grumbling because I wanted her take on my new book.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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