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ringer

[ring-er] / ˈrɪŋ ər /


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Through the emotional ringer again - despair to hope in the space of three days.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Paul Revere was a bell ringer in Boston, where church bells were tolled to signal fires.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

For two years, Alex Coleman of Brentwood has been the ringer you want on your pickup basketball team at the local park.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 19, 2026

"It was really fun for us to put them through the ringer and to basically have them look at each other and say: 'Are these differences too much for our partnership to succeed?'"

From Barron's Nov. 25, 2025

He makes sure the ringer switch on the side is set to silent before hitting the power button.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone




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