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humming

[huhm-ing] / ˈhʌm ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
lively
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Now, many are gravitating around key suppliers of the parts and materials needed to keep AI humming for years to come, confident those companies will profit no matter what.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Inside a small lab tucked away in the National Botanical Gardens of Wales in Carmarthenshire, humming freezers full of labelled silver packets are the last line of defence to save wild species from extinction.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

That context starts with archival footage of French-colonized Algeria in the 1930s, the visuals speaking to both a humming aura of activity and the reality of who’s indigenous and who’s not.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

But John San Marco, senior research analyst at Neuberger Berman, thinks consumers have “enough in the tank” to power through and keep the economy humming.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

I felt like I was listening to a recording of her, with a faint static humming in the background.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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