buzz
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There is a growing buzz around the youthful vice president.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
Now, don’t get me wrong: The movie isn’t exactly garnering Oscar buzz, or even eliciting the fervent “you’ve got to see this!” refrain that followed 2014’s “Gone Girl” around.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
"Uz gave me a buzz a few weeks back that he is releasing a book," said Cummins.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
This bold move would add instant credibility again and immediate buzz to the program while energizing the fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
They passed through industrial neighborhoods, where the orb buzz was drowned out by the sound of clanging hammers and the whir of saws.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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In “Trouble,” she buzzes with nervous energy, her dizzying delivery of Raphaelson’s smart dialogue creating the template for the screwball heroines soon to follow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
At night, Mandarin Plaza buzzes with conversation from the tea shop in the center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
The front bar invariably buzzes with locals looking for an after-work bite, hunters and hikers emerging from the Cumberland Plateau and even city folk who make the 1½-hour drive in search of connection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Back in Seoul, the market buzzes with tourists, and business is booming for Lee.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
Annabelle shuts off her phone, but it buzzes with emergency.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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And so, on a late morning in late August, I buzzed the seventh floor and rode the elevator straight into the belly of the beast.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
A police officer buzzed the gate of her home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
I hadn’t even been drinking but, boy, I felt buzzed.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
In the main square, Lebanese soldiers used heavy machinery to remove rubble as drones buzzed overhead.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
The brand flies buzzed in irritation, and a few peeled off from the sky god’s head like wet leaves and fluttered weakly to the ground.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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For years, the cacophony of beeping and buzzing has been not only annoying—preventing patients from getting much needed rest—but potentially hazardous as overwhelmed healthcare professionals tune them out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The buzzing sound overhead got louder as we took cover under the bushes, before climbing back into the vehicle and driving away.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
That’s had the private-credit industry buzzing about a potential deal, some of the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
This sounds kind of self-sabotaging, but we met with Odd Future when they first were buzzing in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Slowly, like a creeping cat, she moved through the buzzing wall of bees, reached her hand down the log, and pulled out a chunk of honeycomb, dripping with golden honey.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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