background noise
noun
: undesired sound that is heard in a radio broadcast, a tape recording, etc.
The recording had a lot of background noise.
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This quarter makes one thing clear: policy is now a core business risk, not background noise.
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Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 31 July 2025
Hurricanes are intensifying, wildfires are now a season instead of a setback, and geopolitical risk has gone from background noise to balance-sheet-level threat.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Beyond those three, Audio Eraser (detects and removes unwanted background noise), Drawing Assist (turns sketches into full images), and Writing Assist (revises your text) are all better than the versions on older Galaxy devices.
—PC Magazine, 22 July 2025
These earbuds feature intelligent noise control, which removes up to twice as much background noise as previous AirPods models.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
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Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 31 July 2025
Hurricanes are intensifying, wildfires are now a season instead of a setback, and geopolitical risk has gone from background noise to balance-sheet-level threat.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Beyond those three, Audio Eraser (detects and removes unwanted background noise), Drawing Assist (turns sketches into full images), and Writing Assist (revises your text) are all better than the versions on older Galaxy devices.
—PC Magazine, 22 July 2025
These earbuds feature intelligent noise control, which removes up to twice as much background noise as previous AirPods models.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
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“Background noise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/background%20noise. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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