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rumble

[ruhm-buhl] / ˈrʌm bəl /
VERB
growl, thunder
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Dozens of tractor-trailer rigs loaded with trash rumble along Marana’s winding dirt roads daily to the landfill’s face.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

The volcano's sustained explosive activity weakened on September 6, although Anak Krakatau continued to rumble.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Now the constant rumble of construction machinery has been replaced by a steady stream of vans and golf carts ferrying people to and from the paddock for this weekend's races.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

The papers dubs the story a "royal rumble exclusive".

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Military lorries rumble through the streets in a fog of exhaust.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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 summer 2024, there were rumbles that Germany would sell down part of its then 16.5% stake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 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

However, Fawad Razaqzada at Forex.com warned that traders might begin to rethink their positions the longer the conflict rumbles on.

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026

My stomach rumbles, and I suddenly have a craving for chicken curry.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

Cars rumbled into the parking lot, jostled by potholes, but nearly everyone went into the Dollar General.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

It was a set-up so convoluted that it's doubtful that even Ross, who has been permanently paranoid about being murdered in plain sight, rumbled them.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

“The terminals are old! They weren’t meant for this,” a tired CTA employee explained, kindly ushering us through the stroller entrance as the next train rumbled toward the platform.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Searcy hit Cutter Boley as he threw on the next play and 261-pound defensive end Marco Jones grabbed the ball and rumbled 55 yards for the score.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

As they rounded another curve in the road, the ground under them rumbled.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Part II, subtitled “It’s Obvious,” is a slow and rumbling track with ominous drums, while Part V, “Universe Café,” is a twinkling psych-pop number.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Jeff Edwards: 'The rumbling sound got louder and louder'

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Car companies boast it’s exactly what modern buyers crave: More iPhone on wheels, less rumbling, mechanical machine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

That thunder you hear rumbling is Walt Disney yelling down: What’s the point?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

On hearing a rumbling noise, I looked down the road and saw a wagon coming.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls


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