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whistle

[wis-uhl, hwis-] / ˈwɪs əl, ˈʰwɪs- /


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The Swedish forward took his fourth goal this season well and the chants of "Isak's a Red" from the travelling supporters, long after the final whistle, told you all you needed to know.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

So the explosion of emotion at the full-time whistle - after Jay Dasilva's goal settled matters - felt like Sky Blue heaven.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

You don’t want to blow the whistle on this VP because you believe that will jeopardize your investment.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Like Rhoa said, they have to move on to the next play right when the whistle blows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

That person would signal with a specific three-note whistle as he approached.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

There’s a practice court, a training room, an officials room and a video room packed with all the bells and whistles required for broadcasting in 2026.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Madrid rattling keys and blowing whistles to call for measures to curb rising housing costs and make evictions more difficult.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

But increasingly so have whistles and boos during his performances.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

That saves time and money for network operators who don’t want or need an operating system with lots of bells and whistles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

“Will you look at that fish!” somebody says, and then whistles.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

World champion Luke Littler has threatened to stop playing in the Netherlands after being booed and whistled at during the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Ullman whistled the national anthem at an Orioles game in April, his third time performing for the team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

But the officials ruled the play had been whistled dead before the shot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026

Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was suspended one game without pay by the NBA on Thursday after being whistled for his 16th technical foul of the season.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

The movement was so fluid, so agile, that the air actually whistled.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Blume's speech was repeatedly interrupted by jeering and whistling, a person present at the meeting told AFP, and workers held aloft signs saying: "Don't balance your books with our jobs".

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Newer cars and trucks employ opposite frequency technology, which lowers road noise, silicone-based coating on door seals that cuts virtually all high-frequency whistling, and noise-dampening designs on windows, to name a few technologies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

There’s a perfectly non-racial explanation for all of the cat and dog whistling.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

“Orange County” is my particular favorite track; it feels light and upbeat with some whistling throughout — yet lyrically explores grief while also giving this feeling of hope in the darkness.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

All the people crowding the library cupped hands to their ears as the whistling stretched on far longer than the cousins expected.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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