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whishing

verb

present participle of whish

as in humming

to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound seemingly out of nowhere, a baseball whished past my head

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as in hissing

to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\ the match whished as it burst into flame

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Increasingly, the crux of the debate around AI’s sustainability has been focused on data centers, which make the nebulous concept of AI very concrete with their massive, humming warehouses full of servers and huge energy requirements.

— Sasha Luccioni, Time, 3 July 2026
Project Bluestem Data centers emit humming sounds from generators, fans and other equipment.

— Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

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Vic makes some baffling choices here, buzzing in twice on the first word in the series without hearing the rest, and getting eliminated from multiple rounds five seconds in.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 30 June 2026
Between record-setting parades, military flyovers, and fireworks on the National Mall, the district will be buzzing on Independence Day.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2026

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Its compact size and functional interior and exterior pockets will make zipping through airport security or stopping for gas on road trips a breeze — no more digging through disorganized totes to locate your wallet and phone.

— Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Returning to the director’s chair 11 years after drug-cartel drama 600 Miles, Gabriel Ripstein keeps things zipping along in an entertaining satire which, once again, highlights the rottenness at international football’s core.

— Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026

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