bell-ringer
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The 45th president’s unprecedented, face-to-face encounter with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on June 30, 2019, was a global bell-ringer.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
As Page wove his way through the holiday crowd, he talked about his troubles, raising his voice to be heard above a Salvation Army bell-ringer.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2017
But, he was blessed by Archbishop Benjamin in 2011 and says he’s the first official tonsured bell-ringer in the United States since the Russian Revolution.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2017
"Everybody who was playing sports 30 years ago will tell you that nobody thought a concussion was an issue. It was a bell-ringer," Leddy said.
From US News ● Apr. 6, 2016
The bartender shook my bottle of ale in front of me like a Swiss bell-ringer so it foamed inside the green glass.
From The Altar at Midnight by William Ashman
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