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Races begin with a bone-shaking roar, as the world's fastest-accelerating cars leave the starting line, flames bursting out of their exhaust pipes.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 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

Every night on Broadway, Tom Felton walks on stage and is met with a roar from the audience.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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

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

Lucy Matthews drives a 1994 Jeep Wrangler that doesn’t have air conditioning, roars as loud as a tractor and absolutely guzzles gasoline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 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 was quick to voice her frustration as her performance dropped off, throwing her arms up, letting out guttural roars and unleashing her fury on her team.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

As usual, the expectant crowd, chaotically loud a moment before, fell silent as Caesar’s party appeared through the back of the Imperial Box, and then burst into concerted roars of adulation.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

Less than 24 hours after a heartbreaking, 12-inning loss in Game 4, the Brewers roared back Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 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

Fifth last season was reasonable, but it must have felt nightmarish to Hibs fans as Hearts roared on and threatened to win the league.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Now, nearly two years to the day after the September 2024 fire roared through, authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the blaze.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

“Leave him alone!” he roared a couple of weeks later, shoving me out of the way as I tried to help Baby Joe.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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

The investment has been a roaring success, despite the “Danger, Will Robinson!” fears of effective altruists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 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

The Dodgers had just scored twice to take the lead and appeared to be roaring back to life after an anemic start to the series.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

An ear-splitting crack -and they were overwhelmed by roaring whiteness.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver