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Recent Examples of rumbling
Verb
Expect to hear rumblings about potential roster moves for the Bears.—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025 The convoy assembles In order to have a car show with loud exhausts and big rumbling engines in a residential neighborhood, Fizel had to make a few calls.—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
With the events, neighbors came to expect rumbling trucks delivering food, decorations and furniture.—Colson Thayer, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Only a few women sang, so the chorus had a deep, rumbling sound.—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rumbling
That was the quiet whisper response to anybody who thought Biden shouldn’t run.
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
For those who can already hear the whispers of falling leaves and detect the faint aroma of pumpkin spice, keep scrolling to shop our favorite finds from the launch.
There’s corruption, cover-ups, a tabloid journalist (Danny DeVito) whispering in people’s ears, and a Veronica Lake lookalike named Lynn (Kim Basinger, who won an Oscar for her performance) who’s caught in the middle of everything.
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Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, there’s whispering that a prospective investor group is connected to ownership of the Fort Myers Miracle minor league team in Florida.
The very strong intimation is that I was nourished by this wasteland.
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George Caulkin,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
Donald Trump had already broken with international consensus by claiming, the month before, that Joe Biden’s intimations that Ukraine would one day join NATO had driven Russia to invade its neighbor in 2022.
Honey ginger chicken with brown rice is easy to make and your home will be filled with aromas that hint of warmth and coziness.
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Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
As with other gray-empowerment films like Thelma, there’s a touch of corniness in María Ángeles’ determination and resilience, which extends to a hint of blackmail to stop the real estate agent from blabbing to Clara.
There’s always been noise downtown Downtown Fort Worth sits at the intersection of three freeways, a train yard, and serves as both a central business district and entertainment spot.
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Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
Forget about trying to pick out the key sounds through the crowd noise.
The deal is the result of a bill that Congress passed last year, based on fears that China was collecting the user data of Americans and using the platform for surveillance and propaganda.
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Brian Bennett,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
Although violent crime had largely declined in America’s urban centers in recent years, Musk embraced propaganda about violent Democrat-run cities.
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