hum

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Halfway up a 40-metre-high metal tower, the head of the refinery's technical division, Elise Thomazo, stops to explain the workings of the facility over the continuous hum of the machinery.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

When the car dips deeply into its reserves of power, the electronics hum low and with gathering strength.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

For this friendly, the gentle hum of a few thousand conversations sounded more like the first morning of a Test match at Lord's.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Wall Street jitters about the Iran war spilled over Tuesday into a vital part of U.S. financial markets that typically hum along without a hitch.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

He loved to talk about himself, although often there was a hum of worry within his words.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el