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

Dystopian military vehicles straight out of Mad Max rumble past, encased in their own cages of steel and netting.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 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

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 sky was dark with clouds, and in the distance they could hear a rumble of thunder.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville