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chime

[chahym] / tʃaɪm /


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But for event organisers, the prices chime with wider trends.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Martin's words, Cooper-Lesadd said, "just completely did not chime with the type of person that I am and the values that I have".

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Soccer, on the other hand, is defined by constant activity: two unbroken 45-minute halves, with no pause for a soda brand or insurance company to chime in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

A chime brings the sound bath to its formal end, signaling us to reacquaint ourselves with the physical present, to officially “wake up.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

I turned to the team doctor, waiting for him to chime in.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

“OK, can I ask the question? Can I get right in here? Because I want to know,” Phair chimes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Then came a symphony of chimes, crystal bowls, wave drums and rain sticks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Barry chimes in gloomily, “I’m a surgeon and I can’t afford to buy a house.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

The theory chimes with the cause taken up by Lamplugh's parents, who set up the Suzy Lamplugh Trust after she vanished.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

The wind chimes on the door sang gently, and Rishi found himself nervous.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

It also chimed with his wider brand of politics as a former union leader: standing up to powerful figures.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Miller chimed in, “That’s the last thing you wanna do is get LeBron going here in this building.... And guess who’s playing peacemaker? Spike Lee! He’s over here playing peacemaker. Boy, I have seen everything.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Winer, whom Kao described as Navatek’s chief lobbyist, chimed in to say that Graham could stay only 45 minutes, and Kao replied that all they needed to hear was “yes.”

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

That’s when veteran outfielder Teoscar Hernández chimed in from the corner of the room with one more word to describe the two-time defending World Series champions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

"We'd be happy to show you around," Bess chimed in.

From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene

And finally, they’ll discuss why Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s latest market tinkering has everyone chiming in.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026

But as the Canadian prime minister was talking, Trump, frustrated with a technical issue that prevented him from chiming in, lobbed the device over the Resolute Desk and onto the floor, an official present said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

He went on to form The Smiths with Morrissey in 1982, defining an entire era of indie music with his intricate, chiming tones - rooted in British pop, while stubbornly avoiding cliché.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

In the years that followed, whenever she popped up in the news, Trump couldn’t stop himself from chiming in.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

Now this singing warbled up from around a bend in the creek, like a bad barbershop quartet with extra voices chiming in: Camptou’n ladies sing this sung, Doo-dah. doo-dah.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck


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