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- Gems and Jewels (124)
- Glass and Mirrors (370)
- Liquid (342)
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- Misc Foley (1047)
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- Umbrella (55)
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- Whistle (68)
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- Food and Drink (3790)
- Horror (2776)
- Atmospheres and Accents (1012)
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- Ghostly (384)
- Gore and Bone Breaks (466)
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- Audiences and Crowds (427)
- Baby (276)
- Bodily Functions (124)
- Breathing and Snoring (404)
- Burp (177)
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- Drinking and Eating (316)
- Fart (177)
- Hiccup (34)
- Kissing (32)
- Laughing (393)
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- Punch and Slap (147)
- Screaming (153)
- Speaking and Singing (1236)
- Spit (49)
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- Impacts (2739)
- Body Impacts (162)
- Glass (238)
- Metal (1425)
- Misc Impacts (292)
- Pots Pans and Crockery (42)
- Rock (185)
- Trees and Branches (136)
- Vehicle Impacts (5)
- Wood (267)
- Industrial (4114)
- Carts and Trolleys (102)
- Chains (298)
- Construction Site (78)
- Elevator (30)
- Factory and Warehouse (76)
- Farms (55)
- Hand Tools (1410)
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- Nails and Screws etc (208)
- Paint (28)
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- Lilos and Inflatables (101)
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- Party (63)
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- Button Click (66)
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- Maximize and Minimize (24)
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- Rollover (111)
- Signatures and Idents (107)
- UI Alert and Prompt (1409)
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- Reggae Air Horn (6)
- Strings (60)
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- Wind Instruments (55)
- Nature (2779)
- Blizzard (4)
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- Fire (123)
- Forest and Jungle Ambiences (207)
- Hail (4)
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- Office (3888)
- Calculators (7)
- Chalk and Chalkboards (110)
- Files and Folders (140)
- Filing Cabinets (46)
- Misc Office (107)
- Office Furniture (121)
- Paper Shredder (20)
- Printers and Photocopiers (71)
- Scissors (140)
- Stapler and Hole Punch (150)
- Stationery (2737)
- String (30)
- Typewriter (209)
- Public Places (1087)
- Airport (107)
- Bank (2)
- Bar and Restaurant (65)
- Beach (14)
- Bus Station (14)
- Castle (61)
- Churches (21)
- City and Urban (332)
- Misc Public Places (77)
- Museum (20)
- Parks (43)
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- Public Toilet (47)
- School (12)
- Shops and Malls (78)
- Spa (15)
- Suburban (28)
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- Train Station (102)
- Science Fiction (4596)
- Alarms and Sirens (182)
- Aliens (144)
- Astronaut (4)
- Consoles and Computers (899)
- Door (57)
- Forcefield and Energy (86)
- Lasers and Weapons (475)
- Machines and Equipment (781)
- Misc Science Fiction (196)
- Robot (1029)
- Sci Fi Atmospheres (170)
- Space (34)
- Spacecraft and Vehicles (461)
- Steampunk (90)
- Sound Design (4505)
- Air and Hiss (65)
- Cinematic (1793)
- Drones (179)
- Electricity (23)
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- FM Synthesis (59)
- Glitches (108)
- Hits and Noises (1908)
- Soundscapes (104)
- Sweeps and Transitions (245)
- Sport (1706)
- Air Horn (23)
- Baseball (29)
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- Bowling (10)
- Boxing and Martial Arts (81)
- Cricket (38)
- Darts (5)
- Football and Rugby (67)
- Golf (41)
- Gym and Workout (251)
- Gymnastics (22)
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- Motor Racing (92)
- Netball (17)
- Paintball (2)
- Racket Sports (200)
- Roller Skates (28)
- Skateboard (101)
- Snooker and Pool (165)
- Soccer (148)
- Surfing (61)
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- Winter Sports (46)
- Technology (831)
- Camera (202)
- CB Radio (179)
- Computers (122)
- Hard Drive (14)
- Headphones and Speakers (41)
- Misc Technology (129)
- Radio (92)
- Video Games and Consoles (52)
- Vehicles (4416)
- Airplane (665)
- ATV (14)
- Bicycle (451)
- Boat (229)
- Bus (26)
- Cable Car (12)
- Car (1993)
- Drone (71)
- Helicopter (32)
- Misc Vehicles and Transport (30)
- Motorcycle (309)
- Scooter (14)
- Space Shuttle (11)
- Traffic (175)
- Train (148)
- Truck (98)
- Van (139)
- Warfare (1711)
- Artillery (16)
- Battle Axe (29)
- Battles (12)
- Bombs (45)
- Bow and Arrow (73)
- Cannon (11)
- Flame Thrower (20)
- Gun (639)
- Knife (294)
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