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brook

[brook] / brʊk /




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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

Mr Lister told Radio Wales Breakfast he often visited the brook as it is a good spot for photographing wildlife in the area.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 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

She knew how the leaves would come green on the trees, how their flowers would turn the soft maples red along the brook.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen




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