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Would that more institutions took that stand, instead of capitulating to a dishonest, braying mob.—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024 Then an old-timer hoarse and exigent with years bugled like a braying donkey.—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024 They’ve been besieged at Cooper Union — forced to hide in attics and spirited away from a braying mob through secret corridors.—The Editors, National Review, 22 Apr. 2024 For car buyers who are fed up with Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s braying public persona, practically anybody would do.—Dan Neil, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for bray
The duo’s first album, Good Years, arrives Jan. 31, with shades of Montgomery Gentry and Brooks & Dunn influencing its grinding, upbeat sound.
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
16 Jan. 2025
Teen LinkedIn: Children under the age of seventeen can apply for jobs, expand their professional network, and get a head start at grinding their teeth at night.
Every night the lamb would cry, and be told to hush, for its bleats disturbed their sleep.
Karen Zautyk,
New York Daily News,
24 Dec. 2024
Nor is there evidence, much as Trump’s supporters bleat otherwise, that Biden or DOJ influenced the Georgia racketeering charges or the Manhattan case, which was under investigation before either the president or District Attorney Alvin Bragg were elected.
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2024
Most of the bones were crushed and burned, reducing their potential to yield usable DNA.
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2025
If employment and wages rise, or President-elect Donald Trump says mass deportations are on the horizon — which could cause mass wage inflation — the market will get crushed, especially tech stocks, Cramer continued.
The Rams were four days removed from defeating the Las Vegas Raiders, and the Vikings were four days removed from a 31-29 loss to the Lions, who have left opponents beat up throughout the season.
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
Utah’s thriving in Big 12 The Utes have made a triumphant entrance into the Big 12, winning two games against fellow Pac-12 migrants Arizona State and Arizona and then going into Ames, Iowa, and beating Iowa State in a back-and-forth affair.
There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2024
Flocks of sparrows and parrots chirp and squawk in the palms overhead.
Imagine that a camera is set up to capture video of people milling around in a mall.
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
The area lends its name to pain de Gonesse, a bread historically made from wheat that was grown locally, milled with a special process, and fermented slowly to develop flavor.
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