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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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.
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Ian King, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
In the meantime, the war rumbles on and diplomatic efforts to end the bloodshed and the unfolding famine continue.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Newcastle United, going through a tumultuous summer with the Alexander Isak saga rumbling on, have made full-backs Matt Targett and Harrison Ashby available.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Lucian Grainge‘s patience is seemingly wearing thin as Universal Music Group’s legal battle with rapper Drake rumbles on.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
At least 32 people have been killed and more than 200,000 displaced since Thursday, according to Thai and Cambodian officials, in clashes that have rumbled on despite calls from the United Nations, United States and China for the fighting to stop.
—CNN Money, 27 July 2025
People in the southeastern United States on Thursday, June 26, reported a fireball in the sky and rumbling on the ground, an unsettling combination that was probably a meteor, according to various agencies.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 June 2025
The tariff roller coaster rumbles on, and for American manufacturers, there’s no getting off the ride anytime soon.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 20 June 2025
The saga around Zak Starkey’s departure from The Who continues to rumble on.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 29 May 2025
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Ian King, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
In the meantime, the war rumbles on and diplomatic efforts to end the bloodshed and the unfolding famine continue.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Newcastle United, going through a tumultuous summer with the Alexander Isak saga rumbling on, have made full-backs Matt Targett and Harrison Ashby available.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Lucian Grainge‘s patience is seemingly wearing thin as Universal Music Group’s legal battle with rapper Drake rumbles on.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
At least 32 people have been killed and more than 200,000 displaced since Thursday, according to Thai and Cambodian officials, in clashes that have rumbled on despite calls from the United Nations, United States and China for the fighting to stop.
—CNN Money, 27 July 2025
People in the southeastern United States on Thursday, June 26, reported a fireball in the sky and rumbling on the ground, an unsettling combination that was probably a meteor, according to various agencies.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 June 2025
The tariff roller coaster rumbles on, and for American manufacturers, there’s no getting off the ride anytime soon.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 20 June 2025
The saga around Zak Starkey’s departure from The Who continues to rumble on.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 29 May 2025
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“Rumble on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumble%20on. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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