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ballad

[bal-uhd] / ˈbæl əd /
NOUN
narrative song
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She was an unknown artist in 1979, and she wanted to cut a ballad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

“I was desperate for something up-tempo,” she says, given that virtually everything she’d dropped so far had been a ballad.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

For bands such as Styx, commercial success arrived in the form of a ballad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The ballad is from Grimes’ self-titled country album which was released last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

He attempted the ballad again and made it through only the first fine before his throat betrayed him.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer




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