drum
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Ben made his predictions while he was sitting at his drum kit - and wrote them on one of his drums.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Most ended with the sound of Gaulier’s drum, but they offered important life lessons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Hodgden has been part of the Foo Fighters crew for 24 years, both on the road and at their studio 606, starting as Taylor’s drum tech.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
At a moment when much of the stock market has become a single wager on artificial intelligence, an industry that marches to its own drum can be a natural place to hide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
In contrast to the figure of Hades on the column drum, the bronze youth in figure 19 is free to move about, lending him a lifelike presence that is further enhanced by his dancing pose.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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Ben made his predictions while he was sitting at his drum kit - and wrote them on one of his drums.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
But what makes it familiar is that moment when the drums kick in and Dulli’s vocals are immediately in your ears, smooth yet commanding.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
In July, a cover of Madonna's "Like a Prayer" soared to the top of the charts in Australia but drew scrutiny after it was revealed to have used AI-generated vocals and drums.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
He trades the plush G-funk popular in L.A. for a style more common in New York—all hard surfaces and rigid drums, with a barely-there melody that pings like sonar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Only the strongest, smoothest, wildest hero ever. Rides a crow the size of a Cadillac truck—no, a stretch limo! He even has his own walk-up music—they say drums play when he walks.”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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He has drummed with everybody and has these other interests and businesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Love Story" drummed up controversy -- and viewers -- with its revisiting of the A-list couple's courtship and untimely deaths, but it only earned six nominations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
You can be drummed out of the group stage, or lose on penalties in the final.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Builders have also amped up marketing and drummed up discounts to make newly built homes more attractive.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2025
He drummed his thick fingers on the armrest.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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Pant hooting and buttress drumming are both part of the male chimpanzee display, suggesting that accumulative stone throwing might represent a modification of this common behavior.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
The father-of-four is constantly ferrying the kids - aged between seven and 13 - to endless activities including taekwondo, swimming and drumming, as well helping them figure out their homework.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
"Freedom Suite," led by Rollins' confident sax and also notable for Max Roach's drumming, proved controversial enough that a reissue chose another title for the album.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
Kpler’s maps have since blanketed television news broadcasts, social-media feeds and traders’ terminals, turning obscure ships into objects of global fascination and drumming up enormous business for the cottage industry that tracks them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
Mom pulls out of her parking spot and starts drumming her thumbs against the steering wheel as she inches through the traffic to exit.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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