gramophone
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In 1887 German-American inventor Emile Berliner invented the flat shellac disk, quickly saw its advantage for mass production, and patented a device to play them, the gramophone, that same year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
Bad Bunny is in the running for six prizes at the Grammy Awards, including the night's most prestigious Album of the Year gramophone.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
Both Gaga and Lamar have five previous nominations for album of the year, but neither has ever lifted the coveted gold gramophone in that category.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025
Gilded gramophone in hand or not, Montenegro views the nomination alone as a symbol of the group’s personal growth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025
Twice, Harry had gone to his office and knocked, but received no reply, though on the second occasion he was sure he had heard the quickly stifled sounds of an old gramophone.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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