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Survivors from Nepal's flood-ravaged districts, some on stretchers, others gently supported by the shoulders, were airlifted to safety on Thursday as the constant roar of helicopters echoed across the devastated town of Bidur.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

He heard the garage door shut, followed by the roar of a car exhaust.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Or will it end up becoming as normal a part of our soundscape as the hum of passing traffic or the roar of a plane's engine thousands of feet above us?

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Needless to say, this argument doesn’t guarantee that the stock market will soon roar back.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

The roar of the helicopter grew louder; she knew it was directly in front of the cabin.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

The new Pokémon sets will detect each other, so kids can “battle,” complete with light-up effects and creature-appropriate roars and fight sounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

She zipped to The WSJ Money Interview in a Cadillac Escalade outfitted with an engine that roars like a race car and retails for around $180,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

We went to the Norton Simon Museum together in November, on the kind of gray Pasadena day when the 210 Freeway roars in the background like white noise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

The audience roars as Keller and Knight flank Storrie before Knight jokes, “It was gonna be just us, but we thought we’d invite the guys too.”

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026

Ella heard feline roars and the trumpet blare of an elephant's trunk.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Seeking to reassert her dominance in the event, Olympic champion Hodgkinson was roared on in pursuit of Werro by her home support but was unable to overhaul her new rival in the closing stages.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

When the Eaton fire roared through the area, Gwendolyn Mathers, Tail Town’s executive director, and a group of volunteers evacuated the cats, who stayed at volunteers’ and foster cat parents’ homes for two weeks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

OTTAWA—Canada’s economy has roared back to life, tracking the strongest growth in roughly three years with an expansion in oil and gas activity and continued recoveries in areas like manufacturing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Live Nation has also sought more growth abroad, amid signs of a slowdown in the U.S., after concerts roared back to life when pandemic restrictions lifted.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

“All right, all you bodacious babies, terrific toddlers, glorious grade schoolers, magnificent middle schoolers, and tremendous teens, let me hear you!” the emcee said, and the audience roared.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Shares of CrowdStrike Holdings were roaring after the cybersecurity company revealed a record-breaking quarter, one partially boosted by fears about the power of artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

While roaring fires and vast plumes of smoke proved spectacular, a more creeping disaster was also spreading: drought.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

With a bald eagle, fighter jets, Air Force One, the Beast and race cars roaring through the nation’s capital, Trump certainly didn’t send the celebration out quietly.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

If all goes according to plan, this gritty pocket of Kailua will soon be roaring with new machinery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Finally someone opened the door, and the last they saw of the cat it was roaring down the street, all tangled up in a tablecloth.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson