anthem
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The title track she wrote and performed for the film is an enduring work anthem, no matter the generation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
But Parton, whose hit "9 to 5" was a feminist anthem, declined to describe herself as such despite shaking up the male dominated country music industry.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
It helps that every song on the musician's debut mixtape "became like a TikTok anthem", Boparai says.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The Civil War then gave new meaning to Key’s verses as the Union’s anthem while the Confederacy embraced “Dixie.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The seal of Panem lights up on the screen and remains there while the anthem plays.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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Take a bite out of history: In Part 2 of its series on McGruff the Crime Dog, Slate’s Decoder Ring podcast asks the question: Did a trench-coat-wearing dog’s catchy anti-drug anthems actually work?
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
Mahalia Jackson’s gospel anthems and Harry Belafonte’s interpretations of calypso music took on special relevance for the civil-rights movement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
He was booed by the crowd during the national anthems and again when he took the field with Infantino after the game for the awards ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
And just like she promises in my summer staple, Bonnie Tyler’s huge choruses and blockbuster anthems will be ravishing us until the end of this endless night.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
I have no praise anthems, nor old Negro spirituals.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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