instrument
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Teddy Thompson’s voice is a golden, vivid instrument capable of conjuring joy and caverns of heartache.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
He was a member of the instrument support teams for NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope Infrared Spectrograph and Infrared Array Camera, according to the university.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Today, the former guitar shop owner’s prized instrument also looks similar to a Strat, but is made by a custom builder.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
In an interview with Jazz Times, Rollins described his immediate fascination with the instrument with which he would build his fame.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
The haunting notes didn’t resemble an organ, a piano, a fiddle, or any instrument of this world.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
Vocabulary lists containing instrument
Macbeth's "Is this a dagger..." soliloquy
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John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
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