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brittle

[brit-l] / ˈbrɪt l /




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Hotel chef Louise Brittle said it seemed as though Deng Majek, who had been in the Park Inn hotel in Walsall for three months, "was planning something".

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

None of this is to scoff at the concerns of Ms. Brittle and neighbors who oppose the Arlington plan.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2023

Brittle electric guitar picking pairs well with hollow percussive fillips.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022

Brittle Paper, an online magazine of African literature, quickly posted a tsumani of praise from 103 African writers, including Soyinka.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2021

Brittle thistles and fluffy grass'd grown elbow-high, so you waded rather than walked.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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