rumble
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It swoops down playfully in “A Black Song,” over a swung rumble of drumbeats.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
It's followed by the heavier rumble of the larger refuelling aircraft that will join its mission - hunting down Iranian drones.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
The rumble of jets and hum of drones "come from everywhere. Especially at night", he told AFP in the hamlet of Barsirini, dozens of kilometres from the border.
From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026
Dystopian military vehicles straight out of Mad Max rumble past, encased in their own cages of steel and netting.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
I pulled my hand away and swung round on the stool but just as I did it I heard a long, dry rumble.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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The Outsiders
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