drum
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During the “Berghain” remix, Rosalía’s dancers drop to the floor as if shot by a sniper, going down one by one with each thunderous drum hit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
This week in the Don’t Short Yourself newsletter, Genna Contino described Kalshi’s attempt to drum up interest in betting on who will win “Dancing with the Stars.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
He suggested that he return and stage a music workshop or a drum circle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The king gave him the name, which means the "one who comes with the royal drum".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Through the open window he could hear a fife and drum, and a man shouting.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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Both parents were musical - his father played drums and his mother played piano - but Fenton chose the electric guitar as his instrument at the age of seven.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
He’s the pen behind 2005’s “Just the Girl” by the Click Five, which laid a mall-emo whine and reverb-heavy drums over The Wonders’ tried and true formula.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Then bringing them together and not feeling like we have to make it pop or saturate the music or make the drums lighter and more radio-friendly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
And then it was concert time, with Densmore on drums and instructors Calderon on guitar, Flores on percussion and Mackenzie Azela on bass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
He presses a key, and I hear a mix of keyboard and drums that’s simple but catchy.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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On Sphere’s escalators, grey-bearded lifers hugged in shredded battle jackets; tween girls in “Master of Puppets” hoodies drummed along to every fill; accents came from eastern Europe, Latin America and all the world over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
"We drummed it up pretty good," Daigneault said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
Builders have also amped up marketing and drummed up discounts to make newly built homes more attractive.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2025
Naroditsky's channel had nearly 500,000 subscribers, while his Twitch stream drummed up 340,000 followers.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
Energy from the rabbit soup flowed through her and she drummed her fingers against the floor.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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Film magazine Variety said Malkovich was "drumming up awards buzz" and tipped him for a possible first best actor Oscar at the next awards ceremony.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
While throwing, the chimpanzees pant hoot — a loud, long-distance communicative signal — and sometimes repeatedly hit their hands and feet on the tree in a behavior called buttress drumming.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Diles reclines comfortably on the instrumental configuration that makes so many rock bands sing: acoustic and electric guitars, bass, and the cool, angular drumming of Raúl Ponce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
To combat loneliness and help older residents earn some money, Yod has started a traditional drumming circle that performs at weddings and other occasions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
“But why did we come back to Afghanistan, then?” asked Mariam, her sticky fingers drumming against the table, the honey tin forgotten.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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