as in rumors
to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
please don't bruit accusations about without confirming them first
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Throughout March, rumors that West had begun dating his co-star Amanda Batula flooded gossip sites, though the two continuously denied said claims.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2026 -
In the days leading into the draft, rumors that the Chiefs were eyeing a trade up in the order were bubbling.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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This isn’t a grabby, attention seeker of a film, but a quiet, watchful sort of movie that whispers its secrets sotto voce.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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In early April, whispers within the birder community led Weidner to a different eagle nesting at a park on the Southeast Side.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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However, walking around the building reveals a vast and active construction site, the cathedral bristling with cranes and scaffolding, surrounded by offices and workshops.—
Michael T. Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
23 May 2026
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Looking beyond the robots’ footwork, China’s demonstration reveals a widening gap between spectacle and strategy — a gap that America, for all its robotics talent, is in real danger of falling into.—
Robert Ambrose,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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As with the murder of Clapham, this kind of symbolic aggression implies rage against British men as men.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Using platforms from Chinese (manufacturers) seems to be the plan, but that implies a growing dependency on those companies.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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“Bruits (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruits%20%28about%29. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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