bruit
verb (used with object)
to voice abroad; rumor (used chiefly in the passive and often followed byabout ).
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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Those who are bruiting a new war are few in number though they may have great money power behind them.
From Time Magazine Archive
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