as in to rumor
to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
please don't bruit accusations about without confirming them first
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The fashionable drama major is rumored to be at the center of Off Campus Season 2, if the show adapts Kennedy’s third Off-Campus book, The Score.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
28 May 2026 -
Wembanyama was rumored to have taken exception to Holmgren winning MVP at the 2021 FIBA U-19 World Cup after Team USA’s 83-81 win over France in the final.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Others capture the couple kissing and Porter smiling as his fiancé whispered something in his ear.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Klay Thompson’s name was whispered in Oklahoma City for a decade following a Game 6 rampage for the ages.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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In May, reports revealed plans for an ICE facility on unincorporated land in southern Santa Clara County.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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He was taken to the emergency room at a local hospital, where tests revealed a golf ball-sized tumor in his brain.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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“Bruit (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruit%20%28about%29. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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