thud
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Most auto industry first-quarter earnings landed with a thud.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
She never even got to clunk and thud her way through any farmhouses or laboratories like a bewigged bull in a china shop.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
One interview with talk-radio show “LBC” was interrupted when air defenses intercepted another Iranian attack with an audible thud.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
This one feels like it probably sounded really funny and smart at the table read, but it landed with a thud for the audience because the premise was so muddled.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
We heard the thud of a bolt drawn back, the screech of hinges.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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