instrument
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Teddy Thompson possesses one of those voices, a golden, vivid instrument capable of conjuring joy — though not in excess; he’s English — and caverns of heartache.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
Loeb also was Roosevelt’s instrument for directing their behavior and getting updates on their activities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
At the time, The New York Times memorably called her "the blunt instrument knocking down their own Berlin Wall".
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Keeping it on increases the possibility that the instrument could be restarted in the future if enough power becomes available.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
Most woodwinds can get two different octaves with essentially the same fingering; the lower octave is the fundamental of the column of air inside the instrument at that fingering.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Vocabulary lists containing instrument
Macbeth's "Is this a dagger..." soliloquy
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John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
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