drum
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“It’s the industry’s fault for being too vocal, for beating the drum on Roth conversions. Consumers are just bombarded with conversion, conversion, conversion,” Panko said.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
"And if you flick this 'rumba' button," he says, prodding at a Roland CR-78 drum machine, "you'll get the start to Blondie's Heart of Glass."
From BBC • May 14, 2026
“Madame X” was seen as Sargent’s calculated attempt to drum up attention, and Gautreau’s aim for the kind of legitimacy that sitting for one of Paris’ great artists could afford.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
Friar struggled to drum up investor interest, who were turned off by the company’s losses.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
To drum up public support for the law, legal injunctions were bolstered by insidious propaganda—a formula that the Nazis would eventually bring to monstrous perfection.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Musical Instruments - Introductory
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