rumble on
phrasal verb
rumbled on; rumbling on; rumbles on
: to continue for a long period of time
The debate rumbled on through newspaper articles.
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Meanwhile, Equity’s long-running negotiation with producer trade body Pact over new contracts rumbles on, with sticking points remaining over artificial intelligence as the negotiations near the two-year mark.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2025
As the government shutdown has rumbled on, a dark cloud is looming increasingly large over the economy.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
Bachmeier rumbled on the next play into the end zone from 9 yards out like a tailback at 6 feet 2 and 230 pounds.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
The eX has an 86-inch wheelbase, rumbles on 13-inch wheels with DOT street tires as standard (but can be optioned with winter or all-terrain rubber), and has a turning radius of 167 inches (424 cm).
—New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Drama is again rumbling on behind the scenes as Mourinho returns to Lisbon.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
And all this — eerie music playing throughout the rooms, floors that rumble on cue, and nine fake movies with fully fleshed plots — is just the beginning.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Day two will rumble on with performances by The Strokes, GIVĒON, Addison Rae, Labrinth, David Byrne and others.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
Negotiations have since rumbled on but, 12 days ago, Streeting abandoned talks after the ABPI rejected an offer from him which had included lower rebate rates in all future years of the scheme and a rise in both the price of new medicines and net spending on them.
—Ian King, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2025
As the government shutdown has rumbled on, a dark cloud is looming increasingly large over the economy.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
Bachmeier rumbled on the next play into the end zone from 9 yards out like a tailback at 6 feet 2 and 230 pounds.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
The eX has an 86-inch wheelbase, rumbles on 13-inch wheels with DOT street tires as standard (but can be optioned with winter or all-terrain rubber), and has a turning radius of 167 inches (424 cm).
—New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Drama is again rumbling on behind the scenes as Mourinho returns to Lisbon.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
And all this — eerie music playing throughout the rooms, floors that rumble on cue, and nine fake movies with fully fleshed plots — is just the beginning.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Day two will rumble on with performances by The Strokes, GIVĒON, Addison Rae, Labrinth, David Byrne and others.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
Negotiations have since rumbled on but, 12 days ago, Streeting abandoned talks after the ABPI rejected an offer from him which had included lower rebate rates in all future years of the scheme and a rise in both the price of new medicines and net spending on them.
—Ian King, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Rumble on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumble%20on. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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