tenor
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I say seemingly because I honestly couldn’t tell you what they were, but the tenor felt important.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
It also offered a star soloist of the first rank, the German tenor Jonas Kaufmann, singing four familiar, and short, arias.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The gates blocking it, and the security checkpoints along its flanks, will dramatically limit the public’s desire to enter, and change the tenor and experience of a space that should feel porous and inclusive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The festival next May is being marketed as "one of the world's largest shared singing events", with tenor Bocelli appearing on the Saturday, and up to 20,000 choristers appearing on the Sunday.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The cat’s voice, though cultured, was a high reedy tenor.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
These comprise tenors of 1-3 years, 5-10 years and over 25 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The sovereign securities include those with tenors of more than 1 year and up to 3 years and those with tenors of more than 25 years as well as inflation-indexed bonds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Meanwhile, JGBs may be supported by the BOJ’s planned outright purchases today of five sectors of the market, including sovereign securities with tenors of more than 10 years and up to 25 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
The issuance in both currencies was distributed across multiple tenors but was most notable for the offer of GBP bonds with 100-year maturity.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
It was easier for Chester to play the ones written for tenors than the ones for sopranos, contraltos, and basses, but he did them all beautifully.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
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