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drum

[druhm] / drʌm /


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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

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

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

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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