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violin

[vahy-uh-lin] / ˌvaɪ əˈlɪn /
NOUN
musical instrument
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In another official building across town, violin notes mixed with air raid sirens.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Instead, she just fits it in when she can between piano and violin lessons.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Leading the orchestra from the violin, Elisa Citterio maintained a speedy pace that did not always coordinate with what was happening onstage.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

The National Symphony commissioned symphonies from Roy Harris and William Schuman as well as Alan Hovhaness’ “Ode to Freedom,” a lovely short violin concerto written for Yehudi Menuhin.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

A gifted artist and violin player, he was a radio expert and one of the Army’s best code breakers.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

There’s “White Hot Coal,” a pensive, acoustic folk rocker with violins as the ghost of an accordion.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

Cue the violins, because after Jerome Powell’s swan song Fed rate meeting, it’s his final two weeks in the hot seat.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

Where do the world’s best violins come from?

From MarketWatch Mar. 5, 2026

I especially dug the title track, which felt like the soundtrack to a hero strutting into battle before frantically spiraling into a storm of violins.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2026

They went further in, down a red corridor, past rooms filled with empty chairs upon which rested violins and violas and cellos which played themselves, or seemed to, when fed a coin.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman



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