humming

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Furner has said he aims to keep Walmart’s years of sales growth humming with ever-faster online delivery, wider online selection and continuous store and supply-chain improvements, along with new revenue streams such as advertising.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

But for people working in the McLaren Formula 1 garage, there's a reason why they're always humming the 2007 hit.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Some of the big players including Meta are engaging in off-balance-sheet financial wizardry to keep their AI computing growth humming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

That context starts with archival footage of French-colonized Algeria in the 1930s, the visuals speaking to both a humming aura of activity and the reality of who’s indigenous and who’s not.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Her eyes closed as she melted back into the couch, humming along with the soothing tune.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas