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
But because she’s telling the worst men what they want to hear, Stuckey has created space for herself to live out the usually male role of being the pompous bully who will brook no dissent.
From Salon • Dec. 1, 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
He says he no longer trusts the airport to keep him informed about water quality and will continue to keep his livestock away from the brook from November to April.
From BBC • May 10, 2025
The mouse dropped the nut, which fell into the brook and was carried away, to be swallowed by a salmon.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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