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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So Din heads to the planet, which is not cursed, as had been rumored.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026 -
More than a dozen are rumored to be on his shortlist for axing, after several more were voluntarily killed or amended to avoid the gallows.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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Two staffers next to me whispered to each other, catching up about their week off.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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And so someone might come past me and whisper over my shoulder.—
Emily Elias,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 May 2026
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The necropsies also revealed pneumonia and infections from a broad array of pathogens.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Strout indicates that their potential will be fulfilled in short, jump-ahead passages — one of the passages reveals that Artie inspires an awkward girl named Rhonda to help other people by becoming a minister.—
Chris Hewitt,
Boston Herald,
10 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 17 May. 2026.
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