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Recent Examples of rumbling
K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2025
Over the next several weeks, the stakes are high for incoming economic data reports to show the economy remaining resilient given the recent rumblings of weakness.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
It’s been nearly two decades since the T-Mobile Center (née Sprint Center) opened and while there had been rumblings of an NBA or NHL team being an anchor tenant, those hopes never materialized.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2025
There have been rumblings of ESPN looking to get out of its MLB contract.
—Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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That's why smart deals writers like yours truly have their ears to the ground to pick up rumblings.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2025
Over the next several weeks, the stakes are high for incoming economic data reports to show the economy remaining resilient given the recent rumblings of weakness.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
It’s been nearly two decades since the T-Mobile Center (née Sprint Center) opened and while there had been rumblings of an NBA or NHL team being an anchor tenant, those hopes never materialized.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2025
There have been rumblings of ESPN looking to get out of its MLB contract.
—Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumbling
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The genetic testing company that once held the vision of unlocking the secrets of our DNA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, its valuation whittled down to a whisper of its former $6 billion peak.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Related article High anxiety and whispers of a conclave: How the Vatican is dealing with Pope Francis’ hospitalization Alfieri, who led the team at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, said the decision to continue with treatment was made by Francis’ nurse.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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East Germany, Soviet Russia—these are places where whisperings found their way into police files.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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The exception is Marin Ireland’s Mina, who has an early brush with death that leaves her whispering and irritated for the rest of the series, and lets Ireland play a zero-patience intensity (and wry humor) that the series desperately needs.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
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No intimation that the doctor was directly implicated had been received prior to the startling announcement of the acting coroner, Justice G. W. Smith. ...—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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For all its multinational sprawl and intimations of high peril, the film is ultimately a two-person drama about a daughter (Phoebe Dynevor) finding out who her long-absent father (Rhys Ifans) really is.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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Looking for Saturday’s Wordle hints, clues and answer?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Connections is released at midnight in your local time zone, so be sure to check back with Newsweek daily for more hints, clues and answers.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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After all, that’s arguably the primary purpose of a social network: not the news, not the blather, not the noise.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Attract attention If someone approaches them on the street or puts them in a dangerous situation, kids should know to make noise or get to a crowded area.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
31 Mar. 2025
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Black describes the pre-war South as enclosed in a propaganda bubble, a steady media diet that told a story only from the enslavers’ point of view.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The broadcasters provide news and current affairs coverage around the world, particularly in countries that are saturated by propaganda and starved for independent news coverage.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Rumbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumbling. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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