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Critics fear irreversible damage, with plumes of waste smothering marine life and the thrum of heavy machinery disrupting migrations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 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

The industrious thrum of the heavy-duty sewing machines, along with the workers' chatter, normally fills the plant with a reassuring rhythm.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The ebullient thrum of staccato snares, thumping sousaphones, and tramping shoes all acting in unison filled the gray morning air in the parking lot outside Angel Stadium recently.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024

A cheer rises up, and then, over the phonograph, the steady thrum of a cakewalk.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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

But the cynicism that has always thrummed underneath his high-concept comedies — the dehumanizing algorithms, the rapacious finance system — is more prominent in this slim, potent novel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025

Throughout it all, the perils of climate change, poverty and inequality have steadily, increasingly thrummed through each convening of world leaders at the U.N.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2023

As music thrummed in the background, guests congregated around the shiny orbs, which looked like a cross between a giant eight ball and HAL 9000, the rogue computer in “2001: A Space Odyssey.”

From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

They were ready to fight, and the water thrummed with their battle song.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

Still, walk into the gallery thrumming with one of his reggae-inflected tracks, and the correspondence becomes difficult to deny.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

“Hello,” Grohl sang coolly over a bed of thrumming electric guitars, “I’ve waited here for you.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026

That thrumming sound of doubt doesn’t necessarily lead to murder, but it suggests that being born to privilege is hardly a ticket to a successful life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 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

There was her mother, Dr. Krithika Shah, thrumming her stomach.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi