rumble

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"It was a rumble and then a bang," one resident told AFP, asking not to be named.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Planes continually rumble overhead in Walter Thompson-Hernández’s “If I Go Will They Miss Me,” shot on location at Nickerson Gardens in Watts under the flight path to LAX.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Another, in Silverdale, posted: "Loud rumble and rattling of fixtures in house, as though something had collapsed or the chimney had fallen off. Significant enough to go outside to check."

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

She expects the spat will rumble on but said she isn’t worried about it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Seven minutes later the men heard a sound like a rumble of thunder, and the boat rocked.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin