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orchestra

[awr-kuh-struh] / ˈɔr kə strə /
NOUN
symphony
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Timo Kurkikangas’s sound design could use some tweaks—the spoken text was sometimes tinny or drowned out by the orchestra.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

At 17, she formed her own student orchestra, which performed in schools, old age homes, prisons, all over.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

This Music May Contain Hope fuses old-school jazz with an orchestra, blues, big band and soul, reflecting what Raye told the BBC last year.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

He frequently uses the instrumentalists in the chamber orchestra like theatrical characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The orchestra teacher, Mrs. Peters, was widely disliked by everyone.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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