thunder
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Pistons fans banging inflatable thunder sticks erupted in the third quarter as Detroit ripped off an 11-0 run to close the lead to three with 1:03 remaining in the quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
Addison Zegan, 36, a self-proclaimed Disney adult who runs the Disneylanders Instagram and Spotify accounts, was at California Adventure when he heard thunder and lightning around 7 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Sunshine and showers will be the dominant theme, with northern and eastern regions seeing the greatest concentration of these, and possibly hail and thunder too.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 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
“I think you’d like to read the story about Thor, the thunder god,” Daisy said.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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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
“This is the first round, so show what you got!” host Melkez Reynolds thunders over the dueling DJs.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
“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
Which creature could be found “below the thunders of the upper deep,” according to a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson?
From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2023
In Asgard, three gods sat on their thrones: one-eyed Odin the all-father, red-bearded Thor of the thunders, and handsome Frey of the summer's harvest.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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He’s distracted when he decides to race a comet: “We roared and thundered along side by side, both doing our level best, because I’d never struck a comet before that could lay over me.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
A world-cleansing storm has thundered ominously on the horizon ever since “The Bear” began.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 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
Everton pushed for a winner and Gueye, another of Senegal's Africa Cup of Nations heroes, almost got it when he thundered a fierce strike against the bar.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
“That man promised me he would guard your reputation,” her ba thundered.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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Noise level, given we're dealing with state-of-the-art racing machines thundering around a circuit, is actually a big talking point currently and particularly pertinent for neurodivergent fans.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Dinwiddie evolves from being a thundering doubter about Washington to being an equally thundering supporter who refuses to accept the younger man’s resignation after a setback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
That was the beginning of the chants, arguably louder than for any other player in Dodger Stadium history, stronger than Moo-kie, deeper than Fred-die, chants thundering enough to seemingly be heard for a lifetime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
As the thundering basslines rumble, hundreds of people dance with wild abandon.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
Big Ma said, “Supper last night. Just before the thundering and lightning started. The kids went to their beds early. Stayed in their room.”
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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