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Now the constant rumble of construction machinery has been replaced by a steady stream of vans and golf carts ferrying people to and from the paddock for this weekend's races.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