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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

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

But if these rumbling premonitions have remained true across multiple eras of an ever-evolving media landscape, have we really learned anything?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

As she drew near, she saw a door in the side of the hill, and from the opening came a rumbling sound and the lowing of cattle.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

There had been rumblings of frustration in criminal justice circles over policing, for which Mamdani has largely retained the status quo in New York.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

With the first international break upon us, rumblings around certain clubs that have started the season poorly have surfaced.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

“I would like to clear up the rumblings of my son having involvement in the Ladera Ranch fire,” her statement began.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

U.S. stocks are set up for potentially dramatic rotations beneath the S&P 500 index’s surface, with rumblings already underway following a stratospheric rise in semiconductors shares.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 5, 2026

We could tell by their rumblings and bawlings that they were gradually working their way down through the brush toward each other and getting madder by the minute.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson


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