rumble

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Replacement forwards Nick Timoney and Michael Milne both crossed to raise concerns amongst the home fans that Ireland could rumble up a head of steam and make a fist of things.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 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

As the thundering basslines rumble, hundreds of people dance with wild abandon.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

And later this month, the third annual Las Vegas Grand Prix will rumble down the Strip, further solidifying the city’s partnership with Formula One, an arrangement that was just renewed until 2027.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025

The answering growl was like a deep rumble of thunder, or the roar of a steam engine approaching the station, or the sound of a snowy avalanche on some distant alpine peak.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood