Example Sentences
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Whispers and doubts will be circulating all over Beijing and at every level of party and army leadership, checked only by the paranoia of officials fearing for their careers and lives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
Whispers of Lilly’s interest in the company are nothing new.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
On Saturdays their mom played such “old” music as the Temptations, Al Green and the Whispers, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024
Whispers of a “fowl plague” date back to the late 19th Century, while H5N1 specifically was first detected in 1996 in Chinese geese.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2024
Whispers followed Harry from the moment he left his dormitory the next day.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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