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[thuhmp] / θʌmp /


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A left-foot finish that saw off Rangers on Monday and a right-foot finish that ended up earning this point at Motherwell, an emphatic close-range thump, the importance of which is yet to be determined.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Picked out by Antoine Semenyo, Haaland lofted a superb cross into the Newcastle area and O'Reilly timed his run perfectly to thump a downwards header past Pope from close range.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

That same thump carried me back to Eixample and Batea, a sleek bistro where Catalan and Galician food dance until closing time.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025

On the other end of the spectrum, a lack of thump could be cause for concern for the squad with MLB’s best record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

Anyway, when Tansy went to ringing that bell in the morning to call us inside, she’d get nothing but a muffled thump.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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