brushed

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“You’re gonna round us all up in one spot that’s where you want us,” one man said as he brushed past the line.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

“They sort of brushed it off, like water off the back of a duck.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Bernard Arnault, chief executive of the world's biggest luxury conglomerate LVMH, brushed off speculation of his retirement on Thursday, telling shareholders that "we'll talk about all this again in seven to eight years".

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

In Thomas’ opinion on Wednesday, the Supreme Court brushed these arguments aside for the simple reason that no federal law says such immunity exists.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

I brushed my fingers over the threads, smooth and warm.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff