noise pollution
noun
: annoying or harmful noise (as of automobiles or jet airplanes) in an environment
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The airport has made changes to decrease noise pollution.
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People who live near data centers also complain about noise pollution from the cooling systems data centers use for their computers, which sometimes produce a humming noise.
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Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Requiring no fans, the technology is quiet, mitigating the problem of noise pollution that has drawn the ire of residents of areas with nearby warehouse data centers.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
They grow disoriented because of noise pollution from shipping, oil drilling, and military operations.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
Yankee Stadium is one of the worst offenders of noise pollution.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Requiring no fans, the technology is quiet, mitigating the problem of noise pollution that has drawn the ire of residents of areas with nearby warehouse data centers.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
They grow disoriented because of noise pollution from shipping, oil drilling, and military operations.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
Yankee Stadium is one of the worst offenders of noise pollution.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Noise pollution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noise%20pollution. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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noise pollution
noun
: environmental pollution consisting of annoying or harmful noise (as of automobiles or jet airplanes)
called also sound pollution
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