grumble
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Private credit investors may grumble, as some funds prorate redemption requests.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
And the frequency with which he repeats his grumble suggests this is a moment he may find hard to forget.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
In a flash, the journalist is gone, leaving Gustav to grumble, “TikTok troll.”
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026
My car never tires, panics or wavers; it doesn’t jolt at brake lights or grumble at traffic jams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Just a hint of grumble, then she’s lapping up the crumbs.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
As a Roman citizen he grumbles about taxes yet knows that the state keeps the peace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Our cranky polity now grumbles its way toward its 250th anniversary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
You can imagine the first misplaced pass by Spurs, they will blame it on Frank, and those grumbles will only grow as the game goes on.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
"We're the same as two years ago, but worse," grumbles Hector Sanchez, a 62-year-old waiter.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025
A strong aroma of fried potatoes and spices fills the room, and my stomach grumbles.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
"They're showing them something that's no longer here," he grumbled.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
She raised her own phone for emphasis, as residents holding signs grumbled that she was lying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Hockney grumbled constantly about the iron grip of draconian forces in America: in particular the new lack of tolerance for public smoking.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Some of the criticism may be filtering up to the president, who has grumbled that Iran is still throttling most shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026
“Rock,” she grumbled, leaning on me to shake out her boot.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
It's hot, everyone's grumbling and nobody in your house can sleep - which means summer has officially arrived.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Leto’s grumbling Brit-inflected baritone is an unrecognizable concoction of trilled r’s and plummy vowels — and the best performance he’s done in years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
Back on Tasman Drive, tourists excitedly posed for pictures next to a speed bump sign as a grumbling resident glared at them.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
De Meo has also enlisted consultants from BCG, AlixPartners and Bain to support the restructuring, prompting some internal grumbling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
It’s after ten o’clock when I go down to the kitchen, my stomach grumbling.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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