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[thuhmp] / θʌmp /


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“When the males interact with each other, you hear the thump thump thump of their paws.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

The grass particularly often suits tall 'servebots', who are able to thump down aces and unreturnable first shots, but Fery has other tools to hurt his opponents.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

During those future flights, researchers will gather public feedback about the aircraft's quieter sonic "thump" and evaluate how people respond to it.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

Moments later, a bass thump sounded in the distance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

As I take a bite of yogurt, I hear a thump and feel Inkling’s furry body scrambling from the chair next to me onto the table.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

Alcaraz turns around and thumps Sinner at the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

During the 31-song album, some of it lands like the fun drama of "Down Bad," which thumps against Antonoff's synthesizer.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2024

You can see your breath, hear terrifying thumps and feel the vibrations of each impact as the wrestlers play out their well-practised moves.

From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2023

Cowie has a terrific partner in Andrés Acosta, whose score of fat static, fluttering thumps and brooding slow-core strings makes the movie sound as darkly bewitching as it looks.

From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2023

I am cautious and tense, my heart thumps.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

And Yamal hasn’t found the net since Spain thumped Saudi Arabia 4-0 in its second game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

But it thumped New Zealand 4-0 in one of its final World Cup tuneups and lost to three other World Cup qualifiers — the U.S.,

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

"It feels like being thumped in the chest," says Prof Aneil Malhotra, sports cardiologist at the Institute of Sport, Manchester Metropolitan University.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

An edgy 1-0 win over Austria kicked off the campaign before they thumped Northern Ireland and two-time winners Norway to top Group A.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

Selkie thumped onto the other one and sank straight to the bottom.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

At night, queues snake around the block outside nightclubs where DJ’s spin thumping house music for big-spending revelers, their faces sculpted by surgery and tanned by the sun.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

As exit polls put the Alternative for Germany's vote share at a thumping 44 percent, jubilant scenes erupted at a post-election party in Magdeburg, capital of the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

Although the stock recovered later, it still ended the day with another thumping 10% loss.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

But there was still a mutual show of love as Fleetwood walked down the 18th fairway, lapping up a rapturous reception and showing his appreciation by thumping his heart.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Above the din of the rapids, the men could hear the wooden canoes scraping and thumping into the rocks.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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