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trumpet

[truhm-pit] / ˈtrʌm pɪt /


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But the tracks are enriched with synthesizers, violin, flute, trumpet and clarinet — all five members are multi-instrumentalists.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Edwin Díaz enters from the bullpen to the trumpet track “Narco.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

The stolen trumpet, Mikawa said, was one of the only items to survive when her family lost everything in the Tōhoku earthquake in 2011.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Sax outdid himself by also designing a trumpet with 13 bells; this instrument, later built by his son Adolphe-Édouard, resembles a brass Hydra.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Dad put his trumpet to his lips and played along.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis

The track begins almost like an acoustic ballad before corrido-like trumpets cut through, followed by spicy synths that pull the song into a completely different emotional register.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

There are brief Mexican accents, such as the mariachi-style trumpets that precede the market scene.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

Not a day goes by that I don’t read a headline that trumpets the shortage of estrogen patches, which are used to treat the bothersome symptoms of perimenopause and menopause.

From MarketWatch May 12, 2026

Hundreds of protesters stood outside in subzero temperatures and made as much noise as possible—banging pots, blowing whistles, drumming on buckets, blowing trombones and trumpets.

From Slate Feb. 11, 2026

This tally of instruments, occasionally beefed up by timpani and trumpets, was the template for the classical orchestra as used by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and their contemporaries.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Reece was also concerned to see AI being trumpeted as a means to save money.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

While the tech has changed since then, the principles the court trumpeted today are evergreen.

From Slate Jul. 1, 2026

Union leaders trumpeted gains in SAG-AFTRA’s tentative contract with the major studios, citing stronger AI protections and the consolidation of previously separate pension plans.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

The junta trumpeted the election as a return of power to the people and a chance for reconciliation in the civil war.

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

Miracle of miracles, no one trumpeted out my name.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

But it wasn’t just Fox News trumpeting the study.

From Salon Apr. 13, 2026

But China's own statements have been circumspect, saying it backs the ceasefire but hardly trumpeting its own diplomacy.

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

Firms that had banner years would lay siege to hotel ballrooms, trumpeting their good fortune with rip-roaring excesses more suited to an Indian wedding.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 17, 2025

But this year I started receiving emails in late September trumpeting an imminent Santa Claus rally.

From MarketWatch Nov. 11, 2025

One of them wheeled to the edge of the road and raised its trunk to utter a trumpeting call.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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