thrum
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Critics fear deep-sea mining will cause irreversible damage, smothering marine life in plumes of waste and disrupting oceanic migrations with the thrum of heavy machinery.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Geopolitical gyrations, volatile short-term economic data and the incessant thrum of prediction markets all contribute to the cacophony,” to the point that many investors feel compelled to stick to the AI trade, she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Turning the corner of the 15th floor corridor of the historic American Cement Building, a low thrum of electronic sounds seeps through the door of Archived, an L.A. luxury vintage curator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
These days, with Athletic Club hitting the right notes in Europe and La Liga, the thrum of the traditional horn usually precedes a carnival atmosphere at San Mames.
From BBC ● May 1, 2025
The queen's words ring out—Ambrosia is the favorite—alongside the racing thrum of my heart.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
For decades, the city thrummed thanks to the burgeoning tech industry and became a plush playground for its ever-increasing number of workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
Their shantytown, nestled in the middle-class neighbourhood of Jodhpur Park, thrummed with life.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2024
Her knees ached, and her back thrummed with pain.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
By the 1980s, much of downtown was moribund; buildings that once thrummed with commerce were dilapidated and vacant or underused.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
The statue thrummed with a low metallic pulse.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
Yet “I Must Be Dreaming” reveals a group still thrumming with creative purpose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The writer drew on his own youth in this story thrumming with music, memory and the chaos of the holidays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
But the sense of squandered opportunity is only heightened when you get to Don't Look Down - which marries a Bansuri flute motif to a thrumming trance beat.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025
In the 1970s, Black Sabbath prioritized gouging grooves, thrumming basslines and ponderous drums; they treated their albums like cohesive sonic statements.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2025
Walking alone on a rocky coast with white-capped waves thrumming against stone.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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