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
Wales fans made a lasting impression in France, with their distinctive bucket hats and chant of 'Don't Take Me Home', which became an unofficial anthem of the Euros.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
There’s a round of applause and whoops and cheers, and then everyone’s in on the chant: WE DID IT!
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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It was startling at the time to hear those chants.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
In Japan, baseball games are nine innings of songs and chants, drums and noise sticks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Volunteers stretched blue tarpaulins over small groups as chants continued and soaked demonstrators waited for news from the police barricades.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 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
Tiny and Phil Wrayson stand center stage as people march past, chanting their chants, waving dramatically.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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“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
"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
He goes full Elton on the single Hippie Sunshine, external, whose lairy, chanted chorus is suddenly interrupted by a twinkling piano breakdown.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
In 2026, they’re in last place again and fans have chanted during games for months, calling on Moreno to sell the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
As Malevolent chanted Jack began to hear tones, melodies that played off one another in harsh, unpleasant ways.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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Dozens of people from the group fighting for better worker protections during major sporting events were loudly blowing horns, banging drums and chanting, “Sí se puede,” directly across from Exposition Park’s newest museum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
United supporters responded to the midweek setback with boos and by chanting against their team.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia and was an international team-mate of Jota, called for lifetime bans to be issued to the chanting fans.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Waving flags, "chanting" slogans, and marching in circles: around 30 robots took to the streets of Warsaw on Monday to campaign for AI regulation in front of the Polish digital affairs ministry.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
If the children are not ready to sing the song with a sung vocal ostinato, begin by chanting the song as a speech piece and adding one or more speech ostinato patterns.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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