abuzz

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With Paris abuzz, the presidential party spent more than an hour touring the 12th century cathedral, considered one of the finest examples of French gothic architecture.

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  • And as scandal sets the household abuzz, Rannulf proposes a solution...but when Judith refuses to have him—in love or wedlock—Rannulf has only one choice: to wage a campaign of pure pleasure to capture the heart of the woman who has already won his S tep into a world of scandal and surprise, of stately homes and breathtaking seduction Step into the world of master storyteller Mary Balogh. —  SLIGHTLY WICKED - THE BEDWYN SERIES BOOK 2 - MARY BALOGH
  • The Web is abuzz: is almighty Google resorting to crowdsourcing? —  Fast Company
  • And I do not care despite the fact that, as I have read, "media outlets" covering this event were "abuzz" re: this very topic. —  Top Headlines and Articles from "The American View"
  • The city is abuzz, streetcars are being renamed, and our inbox is brimming over with requests for tickets to tonight's —  SFist
  • Even though it was more than an hour before kickoff, the massive DFAC was abuzz (no pun intended) with positive energy. —  Stars and Stripes
 

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/əˈbuz/
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