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rumbling

[ruhm-bling] / ˈrʌm blɪŋ /






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Talk of City signing 18-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi has been rumbling all summer, and the club have reportedly held talks with the Moroccan, who would cost an estimated £85m.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

But the construction noise, rumbling trucks and constant influx of workers has the couple at their wits’ end.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 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

Thousands of metres beneath the ground, amid suffocating heat, lies one of the keys to Poland's rumbling mining sector -- and the world economy.

From Barron's Apr. 3, 2026

My stomach rumbled as I touched the ground, but then I heard another rumbling.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

The incident has also drawn rumblings from some observers that OpenAI is taking advantage of it to market the power of its state-of-the-art models.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

I had heard rumblings about the Korean Festival Foundation’s watch party, but once I found out it would take place at Seoul International Park, I was almost dissuaded entirely.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Harpootlian heard rumblings that some of the jurors were displeased with Hill’s conduct and began to scour the back roads of Colleton County to track them down.

From The Wall Street Journal May 24, 2026

Cillian Murphy also shot down rumblings earlier this year when he was asked if he was swapping his flat cap for a wand.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

There were distant rumblings of war but life on the mountain remained unchanged.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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