refrain
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As the band launches into Dirty Harry, the long, pitch-side LED screens light up with a cartoon choir, singing the song's refrain, "all I do is dance".
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026
During his first press conference as Fed chair Wednesday, Kevin Warsh repeated one refrain in his answers to many reporters’ questions: that a task force is looking into it.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026
And in the document, Tehran agreed to refrain from imposing a toll on ships transiting the strait for only a 60-day period.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States undertake to respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to refrain from interfering in each other’s internal affairs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
She heard the song of the white throated sparrow, and was soothed by the piercing refrain.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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