bell-ringer
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The 45th president’s unprecedented, face-to-face encounter with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on June 30, 2019, was a global bell-ringer.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
As Page wove his way through the holiday crowd, he talked about his troubles, raising his voice to be heard above a Salvation Army bell-ringer.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2017
John Cox, with Saint Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral, says there’s a bell-ringer in California known as the Miles Davis of ringers.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2017
Dr John Sentamu said he had to take action regarding a bell-ringer "on safeguarding grounds" in the summer.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2016
Yes," his chum admitted, looking down at the dead bell-ringer with a kind of regret, "still there are some points about it which still remain a mystery, and always will.
From The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades by J. Watson Davis
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