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fanfare

[fan-fair] / ˈfæn fɛər /


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TfW said they didn't launch the tram-trains with a "big fanfare" and opted for a customer testing approach as they feared they "might come out of service".

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

He won’t do it with a lot of fanfare, and he certainly won’t do it in a tight black V-neck.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

That is extraordinarily optimistic, given that Muse, for all its fanfare, only has around 2.5 million daily active users now, per Sensor Tower.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

"Among Quebecers there is a rare way of helping: discreet, sincere, without fanfare," he wrote in October 2025.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Closing Sohrab’s door, I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded, not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the mid­dle of the night.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

The state banquet is the spectacular showstopper of a state visit, a glittering feast with speeches, royal toasts, trumpet fanfares and fancy food and wine.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025

It pays homage to classic Hollywood scores about ancient Rome, namely Miklós Rózsa’s “Ben-Hur,” with brass fanfares and stately processionals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024

Some blocos are powered by behemoth sound trucks known as electric trios, others by small fanfares.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024

During all this, there are synthesizer fanfares befitting a vintage video game, along with some drums and low bleats for drive and the occasional unsettling addition of high-pitched noises.

From New York Times ● May 8, 2023

Horns blew fanfares as Lionstar and Lady Lyanna pushed out from shore, moving downriver to clear the way for Seaswift.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin


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