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But they act out their past more than they brood over it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2025

So you just brood over it and have real honest conversations every night?

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2023

Phoebe is one of the gang of seven who lost their real jobs in the Great Recession of 2008 and now meet for lunch every Wednesday to brood over their freelance careers.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2019

Though the VMAs moment quickly became a pop-culture punchline, for West — known to brood over perceived unfairness or disrespect — it remained deeply personal.

From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2019

Mrs. March would not leave Beth’s side, but rested in the big chair, waking often to look at, touch, and brood over her child, like a miser over some recovered treasure.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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