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murmuring







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The ruminative “Third Side of the Moon” finds Brock murmuring how he wishes he’d paid closer attention to the details of a friend who is no longer with him.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

"Like starlings murmuring in the sky," Miller said.

From Science Daily Nov. 4, 2025

For many years, the broad convention has been that senior politicians who want to get near government keep their mouths diplomatically shut about the royals, aside from bland praise, or supportive quiet murmuring.

From BBC Nov. 1, 2025

In automatic mode, the car ambles down the boulevard, murmuring, simmering and keeping its immensity hidden from polite society.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2025

She walked to the living room window, murmuring about how this might be the last good snowfall for the winter and we’d better enjoy it while it lasted.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon




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