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And a fire survivor sitting nearby, his voice raspy, says he finds it all "terrifying" because "every story is the same."

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

With his raspy vocal intensity and scream-like musical delivery, Mystikal shot to the top of the charts with Master P’s No Limit Records in the late 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Biden had a raspy voice, which his team said was because he was ill, and a moment where he seemed to lose his train of thought.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

“We still have hope and we still believe,” she tells the camera in a raw, raspy voice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

“Oh, this is good,” Autumn says in a raspy, scraping voice that sounds like the squeak of a cheap chair against a floor.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

That, and mimicry: exceptional on Anderson’s part, less on that of Sewell, who has a raspier voice and a more passably serious manner than the prince displayed on TV.

From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2024

And when you do that, your voice just gets raspier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2022

Thomas was recovering from laryngitis while recording the soundtrack version and his vocals are raspier than for the track released on its own.

From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2021

His voice was lower and raspier than when he had left the White House—you can hear the difference in the video—and his lethargy worried some aides.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2020

"Man, I was gone. My bad," he said, his raspy voice even raspier, like he had just woke up.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

I needed to leave, he told me in the raspiest voice I’d ever heard.

From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2023

I spun the dials and finally concentrated on one announcer—you know who I mean—with the raspiest, most grating voice this side of a vixen file.

From Cue for Quiet by Thomas L. Sherred