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

At the same time, I sensed a low hum of defeatism across campus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Foreman said, although she and her fellow inmates cannot really see out of the prison, they can hear "the whistling noise of missiles and hum of drones".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 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

Rapunzel, meanwhile, began to hum beneath her breath, her eyes closed.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley