hum
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Stone said during the Carrington Event, "even telegraph wires were heard to hum and crackle, and they were able to run the telegraph poles without any electricity because the input was so high".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The hum can be difficult to detect outdoors.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
At a media tour earlier this week, the massive Convention Center-scaled space was largely empty, save for dormant cranes, a scattering of workers and the occasional hum of drilling.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Halfway through 2026, the U.S. economy is continuing to hum thanks to solid consumer spending and strong business investment in artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
It felt like a low hum in Clare’s bones—a feeling that both troubled and delighted him.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Even on an early Tuesday afternoon in July, the brightly lit, bustling space hums with high energy as a lunchtime crowd of New Yorkers tightly navigates the narrow aisles with oversized canvas bags.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
The imperial machinery, built in an earlier more democratic era, hums along without our input.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
As he watches dishes cook, he hums along in Persian to the music playing in his restaurant.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
The group hums in agreement, offering dispatches from their own lives about thorny friendships.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
The truck hums and bumps along as we all quietly take in the scenery.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
At the bustling centre, sewing machines hummed as women stitched blankets, while others stacked thin mattresses ready to be handed out.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
Eilish’s music has hummed through my house since we saw “Hit Me Hard and Soft.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Our Bosch dishwasher hummed but refused to wash, so I replaced the clogged heat exchanger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Her phone was kept on silent; electro-beats hummed in the background; digestive biscuits were devoured.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
Jaya pressed a button on the side of the milking parlor and the door hummed open.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
The world’s most valuable company, Nvidia, is nurturing an entirely new asset class to keep chip sales humming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The insects protect their queen, collecting in a roiling, humming mass on his hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Do you sometimes notice a deep buzzing or humming noise that seems to have no identifiable source?
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
The freezer, meanwhile, sits there humming in the corner like a practical aunt with a Costco card and an unusually good memory.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Madge is humming, and I open my eyes and glance at her.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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