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Critics fear deep-sea mining will cause irreversible damage, smothering marine life in plumes of waste and disrupting oceanic migrations with the thrum of heavy machinery.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

“Geopolitical gyrations, volatile short-term economic data and the incessant thrum of prediction markets all contribute to the cacophony,” to the point that many investors feel compelled to stick to the AI trade, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

You get a polite dotting of fruit, sure, but rarely that jammy, tart little thrum that only arrives when berries are given permission to fully collapse into themselves.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025

With five pairs of steel strings, the aggressive guitar is responsible for following the requinto and enhancing the melody with its metallic thrum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

We could feel the thrum of old activity sliding along the floorboards, caught in the keyholes of closed doors.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

For decades, the city thrummed thanks to the burgeoning tech industry and became a plush playground for its ever-increasing number of workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025

But the cynicism that has always thrummed underneath his high-concept comedies — the dehumanizing algorithms, the rapacious finance system — is more prominent in this slim, potent novel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025

Their shantytown, nestled in the middle-class neighbourhood of Jodhpur Park, thrummed with life.

From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2024

Throughout it all, the perils of climate change, poverty and inequality have steadily, increasingly thrummed through each convening of world leaders at the U.N.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2023

The whole chamber thrummed with energy, an echoing boom, boom, boom that reminded Hazel of a heartbeat.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

“Hello,” Grohl sang coolly over a bed of thrumming electric guitars, “I’ve waited here for you.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026

That thrumming sound of doubt doesn’t necessarily lead to murder, but it suggests that being born to privilege is hardly a ticket to a successful life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

But the sense of squandered opportunity is only heightened when you get to Don't Look Down - which marries a Bansuri flute motif to a thrumming trance beat.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025

In the 1970s, Black Sabbath prioritized gouging grooves, thrumming basslines and ponderous drums; they treated their albums like cohesive sonic statements.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2025

In the creaking, thrumming double bulkhead of the leading zeppelin, the dragonflies were hatching.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman