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fanfare

[fan-fair] / ˈfæn fɛər /


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When the Yankees drafted him with little fanfare out of Northeastern in the seventh round in 2022, he could hardly dream about throwing 100.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Even with all the fanfare, the man giving out raffle tickets at the front entrance encapsulated it perfectly.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

A revealing dispatch from across the pond: Kim Kardashian’s underwear empire has expanded to the U.K., to much fanfare.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

Former OpenAI employee Leopold Aschenbrenner established his Situational Awareness hedge fund to great fanfare in 2024.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

“It’s all yours,” he said with much fanfare, and bowed deeply as if I were the emperor of China.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

For Bruckner, rising melodic scales, humongous fanfares with trumpets and horns and Wagner tubas galore and repeated patterns over and over by an unstoppable orchestra serve as injections of musical endorphins.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 11, 2025

Some blocos are powered by behemoth sound trucks known as electric trios, others by small fanfares.

From Seattle Times Feb. 12, 2024

But all the fancy regal fanfares in the world on Tuesday might be drowned out by bigger realities.

From BBC Nov. 4, 2023

Ms. Bley’s influential body of work included delicate chamber miniatures and rugged, blaring fanfares, with a lot of varied terrain in between.

From New York Times Oct. 17, 2023

Horns blew fanfares as Lionstar and Lady Lyanna pushed out from shore, moving downriver to clear the way for Seaswift.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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