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chord

[kawrd] / kɔrd /




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Still, reading his interviews while on the campaign trail struck a painful sympathetic chord in me.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

While he didn’t have any updates for her, the conversation with Jessica apparently struck a chord, and he asked a homicide detective named Anthony Stafford to review Cynthia’s case.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

"I think it's really struck a chord with how people are feeling in the world right now - the world is in quite a stressy place," Rigden said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The record’s title track begins with a broad, reverberating chord akin to the Beatles’ opener on “A Hard Day’s Night” or closer on “A Day in the Life.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

For example, if the F sharps are written as G flats, or if the A's are sharp instead of natural, you have a different chord, not an inversion of the same chord.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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