whine
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People can whine all they want, but math doesn’t lie.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
“The Sheep Detectives” introduces this talent lightheartedly, with Lily suggesting they forget some minor unpleasantness, counting to three, and pausing as a high-pitched whine slices the air.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
Their opponents always whine about that, and Reaves even stayed on the court after Thursday’s final buzzer to vent to the referees about that, but just … don’t.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Over the whine of buzzsaws and the steady whir of sanders, hundreds of Vietnamese workers in a factory outside Ho Chi Minh City hustle to fill orders for high-end furniture.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
Charlie’s annoying whine yanks me from my thoughts.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
The story is simple: The dad flusters, fidgets and whines; the girl gobbles room service as though aspiring to become human foie gras.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
No one whines about having to clean the bathroom or having a night shift.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2025
He whines that Blanche "has not been following his instructions closely, and has been insufficiently aggressive."
From Salon ● May 2, 2024
All week I’d reveled in the cackles of leaf monkeys, hoots of gibbons, and barks of macaques, plus choruses of birds and frogs—all backed by the hums and whines of insects.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024
He was trying to look cool but I said to him anyway, “Man, I hate taking all that stuff off Joey when we get to school, she whines and cries the whole time.”
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
He whined that the singers who pulled out of the state fair are “Third Rate” and promised he would simply headline the event, swearing he is greater than Elvis, even “without a guitar.”
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026
“Everything she says in her post about me can be shown to be demonstrably false with a simple search,” Musk whined in one reply.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
The craft beeped awake, arched its hawklike shoulders, and whined off into the valley.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024
“But I just want you to try,” I whined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024
“I hope she doesn’t get us arrested,” Pita whined scooting over to sit next to me on the plush sofa.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
I wish Caitlin Clark would just stop whining and play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick accused Carney of “an arrogant kind of thought,” and likened the prime minister’s speech to whining and complaining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
That said, my siblings and I got tired of the whining and agreed that she would only have to pay the lesser of $3 million or the appraised price of the house.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 19, 2026
He’s well-off but constantly whining about how much debt he’s drowning in.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2025
Jade makes a whining noise and slumps her shoulders.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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