percussion
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John Sturino, a musician who plays the drums, said he is going to miss a percussion convention in Indianapolis because of the flight delay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
The facility will offer infrared saunas, steam rooms, hot and cold contrast therapies, compression and percussion treatments, and private treatment rooms.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
“Snow” is a middling pop number dressed up with a trebly pulsating synth, while “Bass Persuades Remixx” is a decent rework of the opening track, adding some sawtooth synths and switching up the percussion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
For example, on “the bad one,” she takes accountability for being a “problematic” partner over staccato percussion and a cinematic synth, while also being grateful she got out of the relationship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
She was hiding behind a bass drum in the percussion section.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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Together with his proteges, he performed a dance to the beat of percussions, and the Swiss wrestlers joined in, drawing further applause.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Whereas on tracks like “Dime” and “Flores,” there are distinct orchestral peaks, in which subtle percussions give way to grander, more cathartic releases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
Jeremiah Green’s buoyant percussions — that frequently lift and propel Modest Mouse songs in unorthodox ways — bounced the sold-out crowd like a tattered basketball on the Showbox’s famously springy floor.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
Its percussions pull listeners in, too, with a surprise gong that bangs, or a triangle-like sound that shimmers in the background.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2022
In other words, a deaf person is all eyes, and extremely alive to tangible percussions, as will be seen in the case of Dr. Kitto and others.
From The World As I Have Found It Sequel to Incidents in the Life of a Blind Girl by Mary L. Day
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