deafening
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When the buyer’s answer isn’t good enough, Miranda is forced to find another way for Runway to forge on, amid the deafening sound of a ticking clock.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
The most painful part of waiting is not often not the delay itself, but the deafening silence as you sit looking at the clock ticking by.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
"It was still anybody's game and the noise was deafening," said Banks.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
The incessant sales pitches are buffeted by the usual deafening pounding music, which makes Vin Scully Avenue seem like Las Vegas Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
And more fire trucks, all speeding toward the bridge in a blur of red and white, a deafening, endless ribbon.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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