lonesome
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According to Eddie Stubbs—a musician, historian and former Opry MC—the Busby-and-Stoneman collaborations on Starday “represent the high lonesome sound of bluegrass at its absolute highest level of intensity.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
This presents Fed Chair Kevin Warsh with a rather inconvenient truth—if he is still advocating for rate cuts, as in his Senate testimony last month, he may be a lonesome dove.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
One such scene in the premiere smash cuts between a lonesome Chris sulking by himself at home.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2025
It took Ireland eight minutes to score at Murrayfield, the nerveless Sam Prendergast enjoying time and space and a penalty advantage to throw a long left-to-right pass to Calvin Nash, all on his lonesome.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2025
The grime and moss gave her a lonesome feeling, even with Royal there.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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