anthem
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“La Marseillaise,” a war chant that became the national anthem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Over the course of the Games, athletes were bussed to the wrong venues and the North Korean anthem was played for the South Korean men's hockey team.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Her students have taken to singing La Marseillaise, the French national anthem, in protest.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Standing on the field before Game 1 during the national anthem, he thought about his family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The anthem should block out our words, but still I whisper.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
The Irish band takes a major step forward with its fifth LP, which ranges from sinister goth sounds and reflective ballads to hard-charging anthems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Take a bite out of history: In Part 2 of its series on McGruff the Crime Dog, Slate’s Decoder Ring podcast asks the question: Did a trench-coat-wearing dog’s catchy anti-drug anthems actually work?
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
And they bounce in unison when she plays colourful club anthems like Into You and Break Free.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Mahalia Jackson’s gospel anthems and Harry Belafonte’s interpretations of calypso music took on special relevance for the civil-rights movement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
It is not a martial song, or a victory song, the way many national anthems are.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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