grumble
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Skeptics may grumble about a bubble, but capital outlay is reckless only if it fails to earn its keep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Given the speed with which one, Darren Jones, went public with a grumble it will be something Team Burnham will be wary of.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Private credit investors may grumble, as some funds prorate redemption requests.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
In a flash, the journalist is gone, leaving Gustav to grumble, “TikTok troll.”
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026
As the sun climbs above our head, our stomachs grumble in unison, asking for food which of course we don’t have.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
As a Roman citizen he grumbles about taxes yet knows that the state keeps the peace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
If Celtic emerge victorious on Sunday, grumbles about Rangers' record in big games will grow louder.
From BBC ● May 9, 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
Plenty tell me the grumbles about his approach to running the party ran well beyond the gripes you can find in any workplace about the bosses.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2025
“Yeah,” he grumbles as he walks toward the window.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Two decades ago, customers grumbled about U.S. airlines charging for checked bags, which was the start of all the unbundling that followed.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 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
"This is not a life," one of the relocated mothers grumbled.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 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
“Take a dip in the river! You’re stinkin’ up the place!” an old woman grumbled.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
But the move risks alienating customers who already may be grumbling about the complex array of ticket options when it comes time to book a flight.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Molina plays Sam Cooper, a retired engineer — that will be important — being brought grumbling to the Boroughs, a posh, city-sized retirement community plopped down in the middle of the Southwestern desert.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
He accumulated unprecedented power, restricted civil liberties and stepped up government surveillance on grumbling citizens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
There’s been a lot of folks grumbling that the Fed is too data dependent and should use more forward-looking indicators.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
O’Dell worried, looking over at our audience, which was audibly grumbling about the delay.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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