rumble
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Evans felt a deep rumble as the boxing champion came into view.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
The following song, “Different Religion,” filled with clanging effects, an appealing subsonic rumble, and vocals from Cole Haden of Model/Actriz, might be the record’s finest moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 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Now the constant rumble of construction machinery has been replaced by a steady stream of vans and golf carts ferrying people to and from the paddock for this weekend's races.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 rumble starts in my gut and builds, revving from zero to full-rage race-car fast at the casual mention of my girl’s impending death.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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As the debate rumbles on, the staff at the Middle Ale continue serving up pints of Guinness and Lidl’s own range of lagers and wines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
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
The new month sees U.S. stocks at record highs as an inexorable rally rumbles on.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
Italy's eager back row soaked up England's ponderous forward rumbles and when the ball went wide, their defensive shape was barely ruffled.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
It rumbles under me like thunder across the yard.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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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
“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
It isn’t alone; the S&P 500 has seen its multiple slide even as the broad index has rumbled to new highs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Scrum pressure forced New Zealand replacement Fletcher Newell to his knees, the Springboks punted the resulting penalty into the 22m and a monster maul rumbled infield and forward with Marx crashing over.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
He licked his cracked Bps involuntarily at the same time Koffi’s stomach audibly rumbled.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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The crack of the bat echoed the thunder that had been rumbling outside of the roofed ballpark for much of the afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
So when a calf disappeared into the tall grass recently, he roamed among the herd making low, rumbling grunts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
But internal wrangling over defence spending has been rumbling on for months following multiple delays to the DIP, which was originally due last autumn.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 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
They’d passed the yellow brick road that led to the center of town and cut through the entrance to the Cursed Forest when Seven heard a low, rumbling growl.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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