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“Otherwise, you sit there and moan and groan and don’t vote. They’re going to do what they want,” David Goodman said.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

While Americans moan about $4 to $5 a gallon gas, Europeans pay the equivalent of $7 to $9 a gallon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

The score by Joseph Bishara is shivery with chorales that moan like wraiths in the wind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

But she joked her mum "would probably moan getting into it" if she was still here.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025

As if in defiance, the moan of the wind shifted into a shriek.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

Fennell begins on a black screen and the sound of creaks and moans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026

“Why am I getting involved with a cinephile?” moans Beau-Beau, speaking for many an indie producer to follow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

"My body every morning – it's like Rice Krispies," moans Manchester-born Simon Webb.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025

But it’s the contestants’ moans, screams and cramped expressions as they try to suppress their laughter that are really compelling.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2024

Amid the shrieks, moans, cries, and Mary Todd Lincoln’s deep sobs, he listened.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Many in the audience laughed and applauded, when they should have gasped or moaned.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

She sang open-throated declarations, recited broken poetic verses, scatted with the authority of a jazz singer, moaned with bluesy intent, and occasionally let loose an unbridled shriek or giggle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

Fails tried to get her daughter comfortable as she cried and moaned.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2024

Another hiker moaned in pain and said "God is great" as a rescuer carried her on their back, AFP reported.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2023

Pain crumpled her face, and she moaned softly.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

The director’s moaning score here, supplemented with sputtering engines and clanking chains, underline the movie’s ghost-story vibe — the sense that poor Nick is both alive and dead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

“Get me rewrite!” he seems to be moaning.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

"If you don't like it, don't use them. Agents who are moaning would struggle with their business if they decided to come off it," Keogh said.

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026

She admits it is a "challenge" but - mindful of the financial rewards the sport provides - thinks it is not a good look to see top players "moaning about the calendar".

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025

With dripping hair and chattering teeth, they huddled over it, moaning as it thawed their hands and blistered their faces.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver