roar
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Because what truck buyers and muscle-car fans love more than anything, it turns out, is the rich, throaty roar of a V-8 and the vibrations it causes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"When Japanese products first entered Europe, there was the same reaction, there were many questions," Zhang said, over the roar of engines being tested.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
Needless to say, this argument doesn’t guarantee that the stock market will soon roar back.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The loudest roar at Wednesday’s practice was when he showed up on the sideline with fellow receiver Davante Adams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Then they turned around and Opoku shouted above the roar of the motor, “We forgot to ask—what’s your name?”
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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The pair have a bit of rivalry with Price's on-stage roars and antics often provoking Littler into doing similar, but the teenager denied that Price can get "under his skin".
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The new Pokémon sets will detect each other, so kids can “battle,” complete with light-up effects and creature-appropriate roars and fight sounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The result can be heard in songs like the hard-driving “Is It Real?” in which Hollywell roars about mental illness and divine intervention, while Santos coats it all in steel honey.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
She zipped to The WSJ Money Interview in a Cadillac Escalade outfitted with an engine that roars like a race car and retails for around $180,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
A fire roars in the hearth, warm and bright and comforting, splashing coppery beams across a large, gauze-draped bed.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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Hunt roared at the TV camera after completing her individual sprint double in Birmingham.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
When the Eaton fire roared through the area, Gwendolyn Mathers, Tail Town’s executive director, and a group of volunteers evacuated the cats, who stayed at volunteers’ and foster cat parents’ homes for two weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
After seizing control in the first-set tiebreaker, Fritz roared to a 3-0 lead with a pair of service breaks in the second.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Live Nation has also sought more growth abroad, amid signs of a slowdown in the U.S., after concerts roared back to life when pandemic restrictions lifted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
“I don’t care if he’s the King of England!” roared Mr. Cranston, putting his big foot down.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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To see the converging waters and feel the roaring wind, you can drive to Goat Rock Road and Goat Rock Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
"It is not little kitchens and pots boiling away, mimsy little things being placed on plates. He is cooking with fire... he stands there in his leather apron and it's roaring like fireworks," Coren said.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
On the heels of a tech-led rebound for Wall Street and fresh optimism around the AI trade, Korea’s stock market came roaring back to life on Friday.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Their prices have soared because of roaring artificial-intelligence demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Akira reached around Sue, took the reins, and with a click of her tongue and a squeeze of her legs, they took off into the dark, smoky woods, Morris roaring angrily at their escape.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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