rumble
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He gets angry sometimes, but in this tournament he has yet to noticeably hector the refs or rumble with his opponents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
While the afternoons blazed, Tim sailed Melville’s waves of prose, alert to the rumble of an epic whale beneath their surface.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Not boos, but the low rumble of his name when he walks out to bat.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
The plant’s low rumble reverberated across the surrounding desert, unusually green from a recent rain.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
Late that night Sadako heard the rumble of a bed being rolled down the hall.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
Ultimately, the tracks would be complemented with multiple sound walls and shields, the latter clear structures designed to block coaster rumbles and audience screams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
In Tottenham, he performs alongside videos of his old friend on a version of Feel Good Inc that rumbles like a juggernaut.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
It rumbles and undulates across the floor, like a lonely camel enduring across a windswept desert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
As the first-quarter earnings season rumbles on, those lofty expectations have looked justified so far: The pace of earnings growth reported by firms so far has dramatically surpassed analysts’ expectations.
From MarketWatch ● May 3, 2026
His voice rumbles like thunder round the room.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
The vehicle rumbled into the sky, generating a huge plume on the ground and a powerful wave of noise, according to a SpaceX livestream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
And when the mud-splattered roadsters rumbled to a stop, the Ford dealers had local garages administer tuneups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Asia markets rumbled again on Thursday as Japan returned from its extended spring holidays and the Nikkei 225 roared nearly 6% higher on the opening day of trading.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
In that moment, as Scotland rumbled off a close-range lineout, the giant screens flashed a message for the Welsh fans: "Get louder," it demanded.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
Creaking benches, murmurs, and a few gasps rumbled through the church.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
An eyewitness told the Daily Tribune newspaper that she heard a loud rumbling moments before the collapse.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
He didn’t, however, apologize, and the PR snafu kept rumbling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The plant houses 14 rumbling pumps in two football-field sized wings and is one of the most powerful water lifting systems in the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
That rumbling you hear could also just be suitcases rolled over ancient streets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
But then there’s a large rumbling sound in the not-too-far distance.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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