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Hears the doctors whispering in the corner of the room about his decline.
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The stairs bear witness to feet, flitting up and down, a whispering flood of life that has carried us forth to this day.
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Then a hissing arrow pins a golden soccer ball to the Clash of Clans escutcheon.
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There’s plenty of feline choreography, like crawling, meowing, and hissing.
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The internet may be full of people who want to outlaw leaf blowers, but misophonic triggers tend to share a bodily quality, an aurally traceable culprit such as a person crunching or sighing.
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Also, remember that the avatar is reading your body language, eye contact, any kind of sighing or moaning.
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Inside, fans are whirring and a woman behind the cash register speaks on the phone in Korean.
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The production design closely resembled that of his recent Rolling Loud set and his in-progress Don’t Be Dumb tour, including a helicopter hanging from the top of the stage (its whirring blades could be heard between songs).
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Or at least squeezed in a solid couch nap with baseball/golf/soccer/primo history programming murmuring in the background.
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Alejo listens carefully, occasionally offering a tissue or murmuring consolations.
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The stock market gains that have helped keep the economy humming have exacerbated the yawning wealth gap.
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Brynjolfsson is teaching overflow classes about AI and technological progress, as well as running a humming lab tracking AI’s effect on workers, firms, and human welfare.
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“Thrumming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrumming. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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