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compose

[kuhm-pohz] / kəmˈpoʊz /




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But pianist and singer Allen Toussaint, who wrote it—and who composed, arranged and produced hits for an astonishingly broad list of artists—meant it as something subtler.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the first half, City were dominant, dangerous and looked totally composed - exactly the type of performance I was expecting from them.

From BBC

Originally composed by Waller for a Harlem revue called “Connie’s Hot Chocolate,” it moved to Broadway with Louis Armstrong performing the rousing trumpet solo.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet the Fed board is composed of independent members, some of whose tenures are well beyond the control of the chairman and the White House.

From MarketWatch

This was Belichick's first time coaching a college football team, a group composed of a bunch of teenagers with often much steeper learning curves compared to the pros of the NFL.

From BBC