horn
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"Ring the bells, send the police guy out with his horn, go door to door, do everything."
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
In it, the sound of the engine’s motor winds down and a horn blares, possibly warning the pilot that the main rotor speed had dropped too low or the helicopter had lost hydraulics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Suddenly, the sound of the engine’s motor winds down and a horn blares, possibly warning the pilot that the main rotor speed had dropped too low or the helicopter had lost hydraulics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Her pure, warm soprano shone especially in the lament “Lungi da te, mio bene” with its mournful horn accompaniment, as Sifare realizes the hopelessness of his and Aspasia’s love.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The cars inch along, and someone up ahead is blaring their horn.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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Cheers erupted from apartment windows and car horns blared across São Paulo after a frantic last-minute push by musicians, celebrities and campaigners to mobilize first-round abstainers and secure da Silva’s victory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
A celebratory mood gripped the capital, with drivers honking their horns and passers-by holding up three fingers -- the winning list's ballot number and a Serbian greeting.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
There is a communication breakdown when one partner makes a unilateral financial decision without consulting the other, along with a locking of horns over the mortgage.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Creative director Seán McGirr brought the brand back to its roots, with a runway of devil horns, lace corsets and chainmail skull dresses.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Car horns were beeping from alarms that had short-circuited.”
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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Scientists have discovered five new species of tiny horned frogs in India's eastern Himalayas, more than doubling the number of known species in the group.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Acanthosaura syrax belongs to a group of agamid lizards known as mountain horned dragons, which are distinguished by the spiny crests that extend along the neck and back.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
I struck out looking for one of those ridiculous horned Viking hats and settled for a green Iraqi trucker cap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Tom Berendsen, managing director of production company Business/Club, this year made a Super Bowl advert for Skittles starring Elijah Wood, surreally, as a magical horned woodland creature.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
This horned toad was really getting on his last nerve.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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The New York Times has long been horning in on what was once the Voice’s exclusive turf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
Using a device to achieve the same effect was unfairly horning in on AT&T property.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
A few days later, after Tajik forces advanced, China issued a similar pledge with respect to Kyrgyzstan, horning in on Russia’s longstanding role as the guardian of Central Asian borders.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2022
His talent for horning in on history did not fail him.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2013
And he did not want Maya-Jade horning in.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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