chant
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As my former Salon colleague Alison Stine described it in her story about the history of “Hey Jude” as a British football chant, it sounds great when it reverberates through a huge stadium.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Vance let the chant linger briefly before waving it away.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Some of that wisdom in Van Tassel’s growing community was centered on “Peace, love and harmony” — a chant that allegedly made someone at The Times suspicious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
As they craft, artisans chant aloud the design code handwritten on a strip of paper known as talim -- shorthand of ancient symbols for numbers and colours -- knotting the threads string by string.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Malik likes to cheer and chant and goof around almost as much as I do.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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It was startling at the time to hear those chants.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Young fans slumped on sidewalks, softly singing victory chants as the city slowly came back to life.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Argentina players also sang chants which referenced the Falklands and Argentina greats Maradona and Lionel Messi following their dramatic 3-2 win over Egypt in the last 16.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Conductor Raphaël Pichon, leading Pygmalion, his period-instrument orchestra and chorus, padded the “Requiem” with some additional Mozart works and Gregorian chants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
A few men joined in our chants and followed us for a short distance.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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Protesters chanted slogans against Sheinbaum and a group burned a cardboard effigy of her.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
"We cannot send our young people into a sea of death!" chanted the protesters, who numbered about 60 according to an AFP estimate, on the steps outside Seoul's Sejong Center for the Performing Arts.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The 19-year-old started at Vitality Stadium as the Toffees rescued a late draw and their travelling supporters repeatedly chanted that there would be "a riot" if Armstrong was sold.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The crowd chanted his name and dozens laid flowers at the feet of the lions at the base of Nelson’s Column.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Evening Service was over very quickly, and afterward one of the younger men chanted the Havdalah, the brief service that marks the end of the Shabbat.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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The chanting was condemned by one fan group as a "stain on our game".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Hull City have been fined £30,000 over discriminatory chanting during their 4-0 FA Cup defeat by Chelsea in February.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
"What day is today? I was chanting maha mantra inside," Sah said, adding that he believed more workers may be inside the tunnel.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
In Zvornik, on the border with Serbia, hundreds marched through the streets chanting his name, waving Serbian and Republika Srpska army flags and carrying banners bearing his portrait.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The mole team dug their claws into the gap, chanting together as they heaved with a will.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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