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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

Time stands still at the nearby burnt-out house of the Siman Tov family, where a wind chime dangles by the door.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“I noticed that William would always chime in, make sure that I didn’t get to speak with her by myself or by herself,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 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

The clock continues to chime, but she feels the stillness fall.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

“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

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

The jingle of the door chimes never sounded so good.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

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

The words chimed like sitar music in Naima’s mind.

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins

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

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026

“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

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

The Monterey Bay Aquarium marine biologist was among those chiming in with their assessments on the group, which is popular among local divers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026

But tempus fugit, as the chiming of the library clock made clear, and since Edward Ashton had left, the time had flown faster than a keen-eyed peregrine falcon swooping earthward for its prey.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood


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