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chime

[chahym] / tʃaɪm /


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By calling for the early review, the FCC allowed petitioners and ordinary residents to chime in on the stations’ operations and ABC network programming.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Late in the album, “Spirit Showing” features a twinkly keyboard that brings to mind the dusty chime of the celesta, as if the song takes place in a dim space illuminated by candlelight.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

The White House is racing to hammer out policies while the tech world and moral authorities chime in.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Finales can be tough, given how viewers chime in on social media.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2026

The doorbell chime echoed through the house, bringing them to a standstill.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

This trend chimes with the Gen Z and millennial mantra to bring your “whole, authentic self” to work, said Rebecca Thornton, a partner at talent advisory firm Spencer Stuart in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

The council said the law required a 19:00 cut-off time for ice cream van operators to use their chimes, but it did not "prevent them from trading after this time".

From BBC Aug. 13, 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

I’d be curious if Peters chimes in on the question, having changed his mind on acquisitions not long ago.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

A few fairies played among the chimes, making soft music.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

Dr. Fauci chimed in: “There are no data or theoretical reason to believe that vaccinating early versus later in pregnancy would be preferred.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

From the passenger's seat, Yegor's wife, settled into the car's leather seats, chimed in.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

I think his son Rex Jones chimed in.

From Slate Jul. 12, 2026

Another chimed in: “Have fun! I love RV’ing. I haven’t been in about 15 years now, but I’m retired now. I really should start again!!!”

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

Other voices chimed in—from the head of the University of Oregon’s volcanology department, from Stanford University, and others—to counteract Johnston’s drama.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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

From Slate Aug. 29, 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

So they have been chiming in: Friedrich Merz, Emmanuel Macron, even the U.K.’s beleaguered Keir Starmer.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

Number one: the Westertoren bells stopped chiming, and I’d always found them so comforting.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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