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They grads are also primed to boo any speakers who so much as mutter the words “artificial intelligence.”

From Slate ● May 20, 2026

He managed to mutter a few words with the help of his host, and was thrilled to receive a standing ovation from the crown for his efforts.

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

The locals in their working-class part of the city of Sahiwal mutter that Zeba is living under a curse after her previous suitors died in mysterious circumstances.

From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026

When Musk makes the same prediction, analysts roll their eyes and mutter about missed timelines.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 15, 2026

I mutter the last part under my breath.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

The man and woman walk by me as the man mutters, “You people are crazy” and other words people don’t usually say on the streets of Pella.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2025

At one point, Yoshii mutters, “So this is how you get into hell.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025

Ms. Carson, who is wearing a black lacy gown, mutters, “Oh God, whatever,” as she waves her arms in exasperation.

From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2024

He shows no surprise as he mutters, “OK, thanks” and quietly leaves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2023

“I wish getting a Big Mac was still my biggest concern when I pass through customs these days,” Kareem mutters.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

"Hoodlums," muttered 80-year-old village chief Joseph Batangouna as he walked past a group of young people sitting by the side of road in Mayitoukou, Congo-Brazzaville.

From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026

“After overhearing a passionate ideological dispute around her own kitchen table between the future Nobel laureate for literature and his radical friends from the University of Chicago, she muttered: ‘Smart, smart, smart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

Some faculty and staff reacted with horror, others voiced increasing fear about the ongoing assault on academic freedom, and some merely muttered in sad resignation to the new reality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025

Head in hands, eight-year-old Timmy muttered to himself as he tried to beat a robot powered by artificial intelligence at a game of chess.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2025

For the first time, she knew exactly how her hero felt when he was fighting the bad guys: “And,” she muttered, “I’m going to win!”

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

Kail hustles through the emotional beats like a tour guide muttering, “You know what happened here.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

That approach contrasts with reports of tension under Alonso, with Vinicius muttering "I'm going to leave this team" after being substituted in October's Clasico.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026

If this conflict is sustained, economists are muttering about growth being perhaps just half of the 1.1% the Office for Budget Responsibility predicted for this year - or even less.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

“I remember a roomful of actors muttering ‘Jesus Christ’ each time they realized they had to sit through another cartoon,” Ms. Minnelli writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

At last she stopped before the fire, and said, after muttering and looking at it some seconds,—

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens