tempo
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Treasurys set the tempo for borrowing costs across the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The two combine naturally, managing tempo and sharing the responsibility for circulating the ball.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
It changes tempo, style and generation without losing its emotional identity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
You’ll have to ask the drummers — they set the tempo, and they get excited and it kind of ramps up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
If one fellow in an orchestra was playing out of tune, or playing at a different tempo, the whole piece would naturally be ruined.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Mr. Garcia-Alarcón, conducting his period-instrument orchestra Cappella Mediterranea, tended to push the tempi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
His 2018 recording clocked at 58:39, part of a three-CD package that contains two discs of the conductor discussing tempi decisions.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
I’d map out the terrain of the evening and the tempi of movements as though plotting a hike into someone else’s imagination.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2022
Caruana chooses a modest line against the super-solid Berlin Ruy Lopez, and claims an edge when Black gives up a good defender and several tempi trying to eliminate White’s bishop pair: 9.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 2, 2021
The following are some terms and their beats per minute to help you gauge different tempi.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
His nimble shifts between tempos and instrumentation reach an early peak on the 8 1/2-minute “Heart of Darkness.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Investors must contemplate the potential of violent price fluctuations if the shipping industry fails to quickly return to normal tempos.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
She sang traditional gospel songs with contemporary jazz tempos that she played on her electric guitar.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
This fall, the company launched 30 product updates that included “lossless” audio and playlist mixing, in which users can add transitions and match tempos between songs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
The heart responds by beating more quickly when listening to faster tempos, and slower when listening to slower tempos.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing tempo
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