anthem
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Thousands have shown up in the capital Kyiv since last week, beating makeshift cardboard signs and singing the Ukrainian national anthem.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Bolstered by Finch’s ferocious basslines, hit single “Pretend We’re Dead” received significant airplay on alternative rock stations and became the group’s signature song, along with the biting anti-war anthem “Wargasm.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
He took out his guitar, started strumming, and soon created the folk song that would become an anthem for his small opposition group, Not In My Backyard Imperial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Price laughed when it was suggested that the early track “Can’t Stand Still” reads like an anti-trad wife anthem.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
It was the holy hymn taken from the bone and sinew of the family’s life together, the anthem of both their discontent and strange belabored love for their way of life.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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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
Yet seeing stadiums and bars packed with Latinos wearing the jerseys of their ancestral homes and warbling their national anthems during this World Cup has been a jolt of inspiration I wasn’t expecting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Things picked up again towards the end with the expected anthems of November Rain and Nightrain.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Whistles blew and a band played both the Brazilian and American national anthems.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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