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[brook] / brʊk /




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A formerly shady brook, enclosed by trees, has been opened out to form a wetland area.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

In Dawlish, Devon, two black swan nests and 10 eggs were washed away after consecutive January storms brought torrential rain and caused the brook to breach its banks.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 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

Her partner, Art Linfoot, built the house they lost, a cabin with a wraparound porch and a year-round brook where deer drank and the sound of the water lulled the couple to sleep.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

I could already hear the brook calling to me through the back door screen.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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