roar
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Jim Paxon remembers the roar as water cascaded down the dam’s spillway, tossing mist into the air and churning the ground below.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Brass bands pound out songs and pop anthems with thumping beats such as Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” and Robbie Williams’ “Angels” as thousands of voices roar along.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
He preened, grabbed his oversized scissors and opened his mouth to boast, but no one could hear a single word over the deafening roar of Marine One’s idling engines.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
With the score 4-4, Littler let out a passionate roar towards the crowd after a wonderful 95 checkout, with Noppert left on 46.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The roar of the wind is growing stronger.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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Delivering the result, Susannah Parden, vice chair of the parish council, said: "We are Piddington the village that roars."
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
As loud as the dinos may be, the audience roars even louder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Exactly 60 years after Williams’ induction speech on the steps of the Hall of Fame, Baker walked into the Hall and was greeted by the loud roars of another Boston Red Sox legend, David Ortiz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 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
My blood scrambles, roars through my ears, the truth buzzes around my head, like a saw with no shutoff.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Hundreds of flights in the East Asia region were cancelled on Friday as powerful Typhoon Champi roared close to Taiwan's north-east coast.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Left-armer Marco Jansen took a superb 5-33 and Kagiso Rabada and Wiaan Mulder two wickets each as the Proteas roared back into the Test to give them a real shot at leveling the series.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
At the heart of the case is a strategy that has become especially popular with corporate executives and investors with sizable stockholdings as markets have roared in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Forty-five years after Formula 1 last roared around Madrid, the Spanish capital is celebrating its return this weekend with a brand-new circuit, accessible from the city centre via only a metro ride.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Fourteen days passed, three hundred and thirty-six hours flew by, twenty thousand one hundred and sixty minutes whistled past, twelve million ninety six thousand seconds roared away....
From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen
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While stock futures initially dipped overnight, major indexes have come roaring back since the opening bell.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Liberal democracy was a roaring economic success for most of the 20th century, at least in broad strokes and with some well-known caveats.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
Against Australia, the world champions trailed at half-time for the first time since 2020 before roaring back with seven second-half tries for a 48-15 win.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
His teenage daughter joined the crew, holding on for dear life as the roaring watercraft stood up on its tail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Soon a fire was roaring at the top of the cliff, and they stood back to admire it.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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