rumble
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The plant’s low rumble reverberated across the surrounding desert, unusually green from a recent rain.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
The morning started with a rumble when a magnitude 3.4 earthquake hit 10 miles from Cabazon at 8:44 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
Then a "rumble" disturbed the quiet, says Iryna.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
The rumble of jets and hum of drones "come from everywhere. Especially at night", he told AFP in the hamlet of Barsirini, dozens of kilometres from the border.
From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026
Dozens of mechanized needles pumping up and down sounded a continuous clickety-clack, clickety-clack over the rumble of foot treadles and the whir of spinning spools of thread.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
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The Outsiders
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