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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

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

You’ll watch Rex Ryan pick apart your decisions and mutter to yourself: Rex Ryan?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

I heard Elliot mutter something rude about people who didn’t make plans, and I smiled despite the chaos going on around us.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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

At one point, Yoshii mutters, “So this is how you get into hell.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025

You can hear Rasura’s relief in the video as she mutters, “thank you!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025

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

Moments after we get off the bus, Brendan Farley walks by Silas and mutters, “Not in jail yet?”

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

"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

When Vinicius muttered "I'm going to leave this team" as he was replaced in Sunday's El Clasico win, it wasn't a new thought.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 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

Then he pressed the object between his hands, closed his eyes, and muttered something.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

When coders everywhere start muttering to their AI minions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

Later, as the King closed out his speech, one of his final lines prompted some muttering – of both agreement and concern – from the Democratic side.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

On Tuesday, cameras caught Rushing muttering something after looking back at the Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee, who was in discomfort after an awkward slide at home plate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 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

Percy didn’t remember the old blind man muttering a final curse, but as Phineas dissolved and returned to the Underworld, he probably hadn’t wished Percy a long and happy life.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan