brook
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But one insult residents won’t brook is someone who doesn’t have confidence in better days ahead for the city no matter how dire things may be.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
People kept stopping to talk to him, although they mostly made small murmuring noises, like the fake brook that runs through a suburban shopping center.
From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025
“It’s like a movie set,” Bifano said, gesturing to the elegant barn, brook, bridges and all the plants that tie them together.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025
For two years, the airport paid his rent for extra grazing land to keep his stock away from the brook between November and April.
From BBC • May 10, 2025
And here comes Matthew, coming on in slow steps, like he no longer has to hurry, his Noise reaching forward in a wave that don’t brook no argument.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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