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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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"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

The researchers believe that evolving in murky waters in Myanmar played a role in the development of this ability to make a big noise to help them communicate.

From BBC Feb. 26, 2024

“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

“Before, it would be like, I hear this big noise … and I’m like, ‘Whoa, what’s happening?’” said Wing, who typically wakes at 6 a.m.

From Washington Post Jan. 15, 2022

Voices erupted, and soon it felt like there was one big noise demon hovering over the dinner table.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

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