chime
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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
Its tick was a low-key gurgle and the alarm a dignified two-bell chime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 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
However, the analysis shows another significant annual rise, and the figures chime with those provided by other monitoring groups.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
When the church bells begin to chime, both of us jump.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
For the uninitiated, a sound bath is where a practitioner plays crystal or Tibetan sound bowls, gongs and chimes in a soothing way.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“It’s so not casual,” Shawkat chimes in, helpfully.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 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
The bell above the door chimes as we walk in.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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
"So it is!" chimed in an off-duty fireman nearby.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 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
“I know,” Juanita chimed in from behind the shower curtain she was using to cover up while she dressed for bed.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
“Midnight Movement” encases Monk’s best-known melody, “’Round Midnight” within a chiming, repeated figure and a gauze of natural overtones and synth tones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 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
“We specialize in craft lattes…we have breakfast burritos,” Marcos said, with the beaming mayor chiming in “Oh boy!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
The bell that had been chiming inside her fell silent.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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