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
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
Gallows humour gripped some supporters who made the trip after they adapted a chant which once featured the names of Guimaraes and Isak, who are now with Arsenal and Liverpool.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
From their many fallings and scrapings, already they know the chant of sana, sana.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
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His speech was interrupted at one point by chants of "48" - a nod to Trump's successor, who will become the 48th US president if they win in 2028.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
It was startling at the time to hear those chants.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Draped in Palestinian flags, the coffins were carried through streets filled with nationalist songs and chants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Young fans slumped on sidewalks, softly singing victory chants as the city slowly came back to life.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
The rituals were very complicated and the correct order of processions, chants, prostrations, sprinklings with holy water and sacrificial offerings had to be carefully written down so that they wouldn’t be forgotten.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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At Tuesday's protest, people chanted "Long live the struggle for freedom!" and called for the detained activists to be released, news agency AFP reported.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
“Ted, you suck! Ted, you suck!” several hundred students chanted for nearly 10 minutes on Saturday morning, standing behind the Republican and booing as Davis attempted to conduct a one-on-one interview.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
"That was amazing. Great finish to the match," said Kupcho as the crowd chanted her name.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Angels fans who chanted “sell the team” loudly during games this season got their wish, with Rams owner Stan Kroenke agreeing to buy it on Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Bats! Bats! Bats!” chanted Boots, using his stomach for a trampoline.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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His comments come after protests over the weekend, described as spontaneous by police, when masked men chanting "stop the boats" blocked roads in Dover.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
From somewhere in the temple’s inner hall, chanting rolled out over the crowd in waves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Sah, speaking on video broadcast on Nepali media shortly after his rescue, said he had survived by chanting Hindu prayers during the days in the dark.
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
I had to strain to listen but they were chanting excitedly.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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