thunder
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And finally, who knows when competitors are going to release their own agents and try to steal Meta’s thunder?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Micron Technology may be about to steal Nvidia’s thunder and underscore its increasing relevance to the broader stock market.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026
The crack of the bat echoed the thunder that had been rumbling outside of the roofed ballpark for much of the afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Initially, a few showers are likely to reach Cornwall and the West Country during Tuesday evening, but heavier downpours bringing thunder and lightning are likely to hit later in the night.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The answering growl was like a deep rumble of thunder, or the roar of a steam engine approaching the station, or the sound of a snowy avalanche on some distant alpine peak.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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Erling Haaland thunders his way into our top 10 as the definition of a traditional centre-forward.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
Another scene, in which a captured German officer demands the young private’s name and Mainwaring thunders: “Don’t tell him, Pike” is routinely voted one of Britain’s funniest TV moments.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
The secretary of state’s “silence thunders in my ears and heart,” the rabbi wrote.
From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2023
“Never darken my door again!” he thunders old-fashionedly, as though he’s subconsciously aware that the writers Kirsi Vikman and Jimmy Karlsson are drawing on centuries of love stories about savage men and civilizing women.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
"No one leaves a King," Noodle thunders at me.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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Black slurry thundered down the mountainside, engulfing Pantglas Junior School and nearby homes.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
That proved effective the following year, helping personnel evacuate when water from a glacial lake thundered down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
When CNN co-moderator Elex Michaelson asked Villaraigosa if he would cancel California’s much-maligned high-speed rail project, the candidate’s emphatic “No” thundered down like a Lebron James dunk.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
"Where is the money?" supporters of Magyar's party, Tisza, thundered in unison, referring to accusations against local Fidesz politicians over millions of euros of public funds that have gone missing.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
“Put me down, you disgusting ogre!” he thundered.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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When we reached the top, the mighty falls thundering above us, triumph flickered across her face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Having fouled Florent Malouda for France's opener, the towering defender levelled with a thundering header from Andrea Pirlo's corner inside 20 minutes.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
This city may be small, but in 1926 it became immortal, the place where a fiesta, thundering hooves, and a novel collided to shape modern legend.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
What a perverse outcome that would be for Catholic Charities, after its thundering 9-0 victory in America’s highest court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
She was thundering toward him, on her side and mouth wide open, scooping up the krill.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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