rumble
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He gets angry sometimes, but in this tournament he has yet to noticeably hector the refs or rumble with his opponents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Following localised overnight thunderstorms for some across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England, there could be further thundery showers through the morning on Friday and for some they will rumble on into the afternoon.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
While the afternoons blazed, Tim sailed Melville’s waves of prose, alert to the rumble of an epic whale beneath their surface.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The plant’s low rumble reverberated across the surrounding desert, unusually green from a recent rain.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
Sigurd’s was the rumble of a winter squall.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
As the first-quarter earnings season rumbles on, those lofty expectations have looked justified so far: The pace of earnings growth reported by firms so far has dramatically surpassed analysts’ expectations.
From MarketWatch ● May 3, 2026
The plans come as a months-long diplomatic row between Japan and China over comments Takaichi made on Taiwan rumbles on.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
It rumbles into the end zone on a quarterback keeper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
The forest rumbles with so much energy that it sounds like living next to a freeway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
Everything smells so good, my stomach rumbles again.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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The new measures, announced by China’s commerce ministry on Monday, show Beijing isn’t backing down in a dispute that has rumbled on for months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
All around this one personal tragedy are the sights and smells of many others from that moment Wednesday evening when the earth abruptly groaned and rumbled with quakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5, in rapid succession.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
They rumbled through like a runaway train, dominating with 55 runs over four losers’-bracket wins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
The vehicle rumbled into the sky, generating a huge plume on the ground and a powerful wave of noise, according to a SpaceX livestream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
“Was the whole mountain exploding? It rumbled ten minutes. Thunder seemed close but muffled, the air too black to see lightning.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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But the construction noise, rumbling trucks and constant influx of workers has the couple at their wits’ end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
The plant houses 14 rumbling pumps in two football-field sized wings and is one of the most powerful water lifting systems in the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
Thousands of metres beneath the ground, amid suffocating heat, lies one of the keys to Poland's rumbling mining sector -- and the world economy.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
There was a deep rumbling as a sheet of brilliant white flame suddenly erupted, momentarily engulfing the whole launch pad as the mightiest rocket Nasa has ever built rose into the sky.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
“Drop the boy,” Nyame commands, a deep rumbling following his words like thunder after lightning.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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