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anthem

[an-thuhm] / ˈæn θəm /
NOUN
song
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The citizenship test involves questions about British history and geography as well as singing the national anthem.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

The national anthem was then played, followed by around 16 minutes of silence before the regular programme resumed.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Elvis' 'Can't Help Falling in Love' has been a matchday anthem for the North East club since the late seventies.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Haggard waffled over the years on whether the anti-hippie hardliner anthem was a satire of the crew cut set or a genuine tribute to his conservative father.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

The ghouls and ghosts closed in - two hundred of them facing Jason in anticipation, as if he might lead them in the national anthem.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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

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

There's the nervous anticipation as the national anthems rings out around the stadium, the thrill of Kane smacking the ball in the goal, and the ecstasy of victory.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Hence “black is beautiful” and “gay pride”—slogans and anthems of political movements aimed at ending not only legal discrimination, but the stigma that justified it.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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