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And he orchestrated a highly controversial wartime purge of top military brass, including the Army secretary and chief of staff, when combat was at its fiercest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Bill Conti -- who composed the "Gonna Fly Now" theme of "Rocky," a track instantly recognizable for its triumphant brass swells -- it's "a story about a story."

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

The culling of the military's top brass has been particularly significant, with Neil Thomas, Lobsang Tsering and Shengyu Wang from the Asia Society Policy Institute describing it as "in a category of its own".

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Within months, Antonelli had his first victory in F2, the series just below Formula One, and the Mercedes brass began to believe he was ready to make the jump.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Standing in the doorway, with her hand on the shiny brass doorknob, was an older woman, smartly dressed, who was smiling at the children.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

The brasses, which Honeck put to ominous use in the Tchaikovsky, snarled and shone, and the horns traced rainbow arcs over the stage in the Rachmaninoff.

From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2024

For the concerto version, Smith adapted her singing into more traditional lines for winds and brasses.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2023

Flutes dipped like swallows, and brasses popped out like goblins.

From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2023

While there were moments of piquancy and verve in the winds and brasses, the strings tamped out little flashes of fire and spark in favor of a plusher, more rounded sound.

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

The harness was polished and the horse brasses glittered like gold.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck