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[thuhmp] / θʌmp /


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During those future flights, researchers will gather public feedback about the aircraft's quieter sonic "thump" and evaluate how people respond to it.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Moments later, a bass thump sounded in the distance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 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

A spokesman for survivors described it as a "thump in the jaw".

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Another errand took him to Ruck’s Creek, called “Knocker’s Hole,” because all day you could hear the thump, thump, thump of the caulker’s mallets, caulking the seams of ships.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham




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