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Sufferers have described symptoms such as hearing a low hum, clicks, squeals and "grinding metal" while others reported intense pressure on the skull, dizziness and nausea.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 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

The music and cheers blur into a low hum, drowned out by the deafening sound of a ticking clock only Jack can hear.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

Moreover, they are a nuisance in dense urban neighborhoods, afflicting residents with the omnipresent hum of compressors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

I let her groom me and tend to me and it feels good, to feel her hands rest on my shoulders occasionally, to hear her hum under her breath.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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

Mr. Crytzer’s narrative hums along with the National Road’s traffic as he colorfully describes Pony Express riders, stagecoaches, Conestoga wagons and many thousands of migrants wending ever westward, feeding the nation’s economic and territorial growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

As he watches dishes cook, he hums along in Persian to the music playing in his restaurant.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

In a prologue about Lee’s harsh childhood in Manchester, England, her mother hums a tune to her based on the traditional Shaker hymn “Beautiful Treasures.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025

‘But how? Is it by the way it hums and buzzes?’

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

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

The fountain hummed beside him while students streamed past the gate—laughing, scrolling, carrying coffee, stubbornly keeping going.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025

Even when the scoreboard hummed to life in the second half, it still didn’t look like an instant classic was in store.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2025

Once the windows were up and we were back on the road, Nan hummed along to Patsy Cline.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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

The luxury side of the housing market, meanwhile, is still humming along.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

A humming from generators running along the water’s edge muted the usual buzz of tourists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

"It's going to be I Melt with You by Modern English," Rodrigo says, humming the intro.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

Ben, who’s humming along, pauses to take my backpack as if it weighs nothing.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith