bell
Example Sentences
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The shares ticked up ahead of the bell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The move in yields had reversed by the time the closing bell rang.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026
A ringing bell, for example, gradually grows quieter until the sound disappears.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The words are literally institutionalized, engraved on a bell at the UC Santa Barbara campus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
One lunchtime when the bell sounded to return to work, Mrs. Floor did not appear at the bench beside me.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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