cacophony

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“You’ll need this,” Lovett told a Times reporter as he handed out hardhats, walking his construction team through the still-raw hallways, shouting over a cacophony of circular saws.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

But there was a cacophony of jeers and whistles throughout the break which lasted about a minute.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The Empire State Building in bustling Manhattan is now equipped with super sensitive microphones, tuning into bird calls and the slightest flutter of insects amid the cacophony of the concrete jungle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Lam Thanh, 50, who manages a dormitory for workers near one of Ho Chi Minh City's estimated 1,000 courts, says the cacophony is proving to be costly.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

Behind them, the jungle answered with its own cacophony.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray