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A murmuring, echoing chorus of the dead surrounds the central platform; they wear brilliantly colored, Mexican-inspired costumes designed by Mr. Bausor and Wilberth Gonzalez.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Videos captured people murmuring confusedly, presuming technical difficulties, before the truth dawned on the crowd that pyrotechnics would not be forthcoming.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

"Like starlings murmuring in the sky," Miller said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 4, 2025

Showy but intimate, talky yet supple, it’s murmuring assurances to rebut the very doubts he’s raising.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

It was the first time she felt detached from him; while he was murmuring in her ear, she was mourning her money in the bank in Lagos.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie