muttered
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The pop move was muttered over and seen by gatekeepers as a rejection of Southern-based authenticity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Then, turning to me, she muttered, “Not according to the internet this week. I’m joking!”
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
At that point during the hearing, Darren Coates - one of Ian's sons - muttered "damn right".
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
“After overhearing a passionate ideological dispute around her own kitchen table between the future Nobel laureate for literature and his radical friends from the University of Chicago, she muttered: ‘Smart, smart, smart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
“George H. W. and George W. Bush,” the boy muttered quietly to himself.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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