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white noise

[wahyt noiz, hwahyt] / ˈwaɪt ˈnɔɪz, ˈʰwaɪt /


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There was something calming and oceanic about the rhythm of rolls and cracks around her, blending with the ambient murmur of banter and gossip into white noise.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

We went to the Norton Simon Museum together in November, on the kind of gray Pasadena day when the 210 Freeway roars in the background like white noise.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2026

It was over that time I realised that whatever the person on the other side of the debate said, it was no more than white noise.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2026

Broadband noise also includes white noise and other variations such as brown and blue noise.

From Science Daily Feb. 4, 2026

Desperate was white noise, as far as Eleanor was concerned—it was the hope that pulled at her heart with dirty little fingers.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell



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