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big noise

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noun

  1. informal an important person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A shrill chuckle at the top of his throat, it quickly becomes a belly laugh, and he’s got some belly, so it’s a big noise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

"We were here and we heard a big noise, a big boom, and we realised it's something in the neighbourhood," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026

“It was as though my memories were pigeons and the accident a big noise that had scared them off,” he reflects, without much bother.

From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024

"It's thanks to my students who made a big noise about my club, and colleagues who nominated me for that," she said.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2023

All that nothing was makin’ a big noise.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles

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