instrument
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So Roy Ayers’ biggest song doesn’t prominently feature his voice or his main instrument.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Pennants are viewed as continuation patterns, which means the charted instrument tends to break out in the direction of the trend that preceded it.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Teddy Thompson possesses one of those voices, a golden, vivid instrument capable of conjuring joy — though not in excess; he’s English — and caverns of heartache.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
The massive instrument, labeled across its front, is even more fun to strike than it is to look at—though I hope the exhibitors brought earplugs for those manning the neighboring booths.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Accurate down to the centimeter, the new instrument confirmed what the other measurements had said: day and night, the bulge steadily grew.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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Vocabulary lists containing instrument
Macbeth's "Is this a dagger..." soliloquy
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John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
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