whisper
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“Walls will begin to whisper throughout. You get to take Paul’s throne and see the desert come alive around you. Guests may even find out if they have what it takes to ride a sandworm.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Everyone knew their fellow New Yorkers needed a bit of a break, and for a short period, the usual din of the city calmed to a whisper.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
The $6 billion figure was "near the lower end of the whisper range," Innes wrote in a Substack column.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
So on Friday, the headline will scream energy and the core will whisper calm.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
It came out somewhere between a whisper and a wad of phlegm.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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“I just want to see what kind of car he’s getting into,” Ms. Townsend whispers into the microphone as she trails the same support aide in another video from last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
In shouts and whispers alike, she made sure people felt valued.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Her energy rises and falls alongside the mysterious mist, which has engulfed the city and brought whispers of a mysterious ancient entity lurking in its haze.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Lisa-Kaindé is the bleeding heart who whispers divinity into her lyrics, and Naomi grounds them with the beating pulse of her percussion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Instead, she looks at each of the m.kua and their ‘ohā spread across the patio table. “I’m sorry,” she whispers.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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In the corridors of Brussels, there's whispered talk of constructing a "special association agreement" with Canada.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
And then she whispered in my ear, and I said, “Yes, I know that one.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Imagine a little birdie from the future landed on my shoulder and whispered, with 98% probability, exactly what the stock market and bond market are going to do.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
At lower speeds, as in city traffic, you begin to hear the engine’s whispered revving in the perceptual background as it simultaneously propels the car and recharges the 22.7-kWh battery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
“I thought you were spying on me,” I whispered.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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On weekday mornings, they’re packed with ordinary people burning offerings and whispering prayers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
"We support Hamilton and Leclerc - we support Ferrari," says Daniele emphatically, although youngest son Demis, while still loyal to the Scuderia, is an Antonelli fan, whispering the Mercedes driver is "really good".
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
“I want to tell you what they’re whispering about Michiganders out in Washington, because I’ve heard it myself,” Ocasio-Cortez told the crowd at the Detroit rally.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
“He’s whispering to me, ‘Mom, this is your path.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
She walked with light steps, whispering the names of every tree and flower, careful not to trample any saplings or mushrooms as she stepped.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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Vocabulary lists containing whisper
"Charlotte's Web": Chapter One
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