pan
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Television cameras pan to it dozens of times during a match.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
The oil perfumes the whole pan with garlic and tomato while adding a subtle richness to the eggs themselves.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
That goal didn’t pan out, but the programs multiplied in the ensuing decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Cinematographer Meteor Cheung doesn’t need to do much more than park his camera on a tripod and pan it side to side, occasionally looking down in alarm like a librarian peering over her glasses.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Some suggestions: an unaccompanied violin or cello sonata, a flute, oboe, trumpet, or horn concerto, Asaian or native American flute music, classical guitar, bagpipes, steel pan drums, panpipes, or organ.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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