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fanfare

[fan-fair] / ˈfæn fɛər /


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August alone saw two other films of varying quality, “The Last House” and “Don’t Say Good Luck,” all but dumped onto the platform with relatively little to no fanfare.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

Enegix, which opened a huge Bitcoin mining site in Kazakhstan to great fanfare in 2020, is now pivoting too.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

When the club announced Mourinho’s return in June, it was without fanfare, in a 54-word comunicado oficial.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Even with all the fanfare, the man giving out raffle tickets at the front entrance encapsulated it perfectly.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

The White House, with a fanfare of international publicity, “approved,” “endorsed,” and “welcomed” a March on Washington.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

For Bruckner, rising melodic scales, humongous fanfares with trumpets and horns and Wagner tubas galore and repeated patterns over and over by an unstoppable orchestra serve as injections of musical endorphins.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 11, 2025

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

Bley’s influential body of work included delicate chamber miniatures and rugged, blaring fanfares, with a lot of varied terrain in between.

From Seattle Times Oct. 20, 2023

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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