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song and dance



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As Pope Leo arrived, rhythmic music blared from loudspeakers with inmates breaking into song and dance under the stern gaze of prison officers.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

After Hegseth gave us his version of news headlines, he performed a brief off-key song and dance before skating out of the room having accomplished little and settling nothing.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

And we had this long song and dance where I didn’t want to apply and said, “I’m not interested for all sorts of reasons.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Lately my ritual is as soon as I get up and brush my teeth and wash my face, I will put on a song and dance to it and do some stretching.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

Look here, there's no need to make a song and dance of it.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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