mutter
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They grads are also primed to boo any speakers who so much as mutter the words “artificial intelligence.”
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
He managed to mutter a few words with the help of his host, and was thrilled to receive a standing ovation from the crown for his efforts.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
The locals in their working-class part of the city of Sahiwal mutter that Zeba is living under a curse after her previous suitors died in mysterious circumstances.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
When Musk makes the same prediction, analysts roll their eyes and mutter about missed timelines.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 15, 2026
“That was kind of the point,” I mutter.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
“Bring it home — for Kwei,” he mutters in an elaborate creature language invented expressly for the film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
The man and woman walk by me as the man mutters, “You people are crazy” and other words people don’t usually say on the streets of Pella.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2025
Say it in your head after spending the afternoon here, and it’ll be you who mutters in disgust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2024
Ms. Carson, who is wearing a black lacy gown, mutters, “Oh God, whatever,” as she waves her arms in exasperation.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
“Jesus,” she mutters, like calling his name will calm her down.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
"Hoodlums," muttered 80-year-old village chief Joseph Batangouna as he walked past a group of young people sitting by the side of road in Mayitoukou, Congo-Brazzaville.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 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
As hard as she tried to paint Mamdani’s proposals as unreasonable, she often muttered “right” under her breath as he answered her questions, serving to unintentionally bolster his talking points.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2025
By 02:00, the last muttered conversations faded away.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025
His obvious affection for the animals was what touched us: as they went along he constantly muttered and fussed at them.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Kail hustles through the emotional beats like a tour guide muttering, “You know what happened here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
If this conflict is sustained, economists are muttering about growth being perhaps just half of the 1.1% the Office for Budget Responsibility predicted for this year - or even less.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Outside the Capitol, I kept walking and muttering to myself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
"It was badly received. There was a lot of muttering below the decks," Commander David Allsop said at the time.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
I tapped Mr. Dovlo timidly, afraid he might sleep through our stop, but he smacked me away, muttering, “Last stop, last stop!”
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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