roar
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Burns punched the air as a rapturous roar - which ripped across the course - reverberated in his ears.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The truck ad wants you to believe the roar is real.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
These good vibrations would have obvious benefits for the visually impaired but would also allow all fans to “feel” the crack of the bat or the roar of the crowd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
JPMorgan’s trading desk said the Warsh comments were enough for the “debasement trade to roar back.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
But Jess ignored the pain and the thirst and the volcano’s roar.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
The result can be heard in songs like the hard-driving “Is It Real?” in which Hollywell roars about mental illness and divine intervention, while Santos coats it all in steel honey.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
I wear them onstage and I don’t think twice about it, but the audience roars with laughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
The roars were back at the Riv on Thursday … and so was the rain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
In a topsy-turvy opening set, the six-time major champion Alcaraz raced into a 3-0 lead, only for De Minaur to rattle off three games in a row for 3-3, to roars of approval.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
The box fan roars, but it’s too hot to sleep without it.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Progressive roared back from a rough patch after the pandemic, becoming the nation’s largest personal auto insurer this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
England roared into Sunday's T20 World Cup final against Australia with a superb 40-run victory against South Africa at The Oval.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
As the Eaton and Palisades fires roared across the Altadena area and the coastal Santa Monica Mountains in January 2025, the flames were fueled in part by accumulations of bone-dry chaparral, brush and other vegetation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Opens, but Clijsters was 26 when she roared back into it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
It roared again, and sheets of fire belched from its mouth and nostrils, melting the snow and ice so that steam billowed into the air to mix with flame and choking smoke.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
Their prices have soared because of roaring artificial-intelligence demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The artificial intelligence boom has been roaring for a few years now, but a few key factors have made this summer a particular inflection point.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
That calming pronouncement, backed by an infusion of cash into the economy, was credited with limiting damage from the crash and helping set the stage for the roaring bull market of the 1990s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
"Family moviegoing has been leading the industry since it came roaring back from the pandemic in 2023," Gross added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
My ears roaring, I dart out the other side of the table and scurry through the double doors back to Ms. Parker’s music room.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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