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brewing

[broo-ing] / ˈbru ɪŋ /






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The recent subdued action in crude belies a bigger problem brewing in refined products such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

A clash is brewing in the affluent enclave, where homes typically sell for $2 million or more.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO—A backlash against Anthropic is brewing in Silicon Valley, rooted in concerns about the company’s product launches that compete with existing software providers and its advocacy for a closed AI ecosystem.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Unfortunately, a broader conflict seems to be brewing.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

At the same time, another tempest was brewing in the nearby all-black public housing project McDougald Terrace.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

So what more natural than they would one day talk over endless coffeepots into innumerable midnights, and out of all the talk and the bitter brewings would come—the House of Usher.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

This being so, the chief manufacture of the year is carried on in the month of September, the September string-makings being analogous to October brewings.

From The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators by George Hart

The good women being now supplied with yeast from each other's brewings, would have baked, but two difficulties still remained.

From The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales by Hannah More

However, circumstances vary so much with different labourers, that as to the sort of beer, and the number of brewings, and the times of brewing, no general rule can be laid down.

From Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend by William Cobbett

It is the poetry of beer; it is to all other brewings what Shakespeare is to the drama; what the Coliseum is to other antiquities.

From The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 by Various




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