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As I arrived in Downing Street to interview the prime minister earlier this week, his aides were whispering about some mysterious last minute "artwork" that was yet to appear.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

According to the suit, “Plaintiff noticed that T.I. and Tiny were whispering to each other and pointing to different women around the club in a suspicious manner.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024

It had been passed around through a bunch of people at school and people were whispering about it.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2022

Find the whisperers, who at the very least could tell you why they were whispering.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2020

And when I was feeling most invisible, being tight-lipped, silent and unobservable, they were whispering about me to each other.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison