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accordion

[uh-kawr-dee-uhn] / əˈkɔr di ən /


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Before long the dining room had red leather booths, a seaside mural on the wall, a bar in back and sometimes a wandering accordion player.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

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

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

Two songs with prominent accordion add a touch of border-music atmosphere to the mix.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

Wilson believes that Snow Secure—the high-tech insulated polystyrene blanket that unfolds like an accordion, then drapes over a pile of snow—is just the invention.

From Slate Apr. 11, 2026

It was really very hot and the accordion music was pleasant in the hot night.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

The artist was primarily a pianist and flutist, but also played saxaphone, guitars, drums, and accordions - and frequently incorporated household objects into his work.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2025

There are two kinds of accordions — one with piano keys and one with buttons — but they have similar effects.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2024

Suddenly, the song that was a hit in the mid- to late aughts has become a norteña, a ballad from a regional Mexican genre that relies heavily on accordions and other acoustic instruments.

From New York Times Nov. 9, 2023

Latin music is probably the biggest market for accordions in the world, Triggs says, with artists such as Los Tigres del Norte packing stadiums.

From Seattle Times May 20, 2022

There were maps an arms’-breadth wide that folded like accordions until they could be slipped into a pocket, and dictionaries that translated words from one language into a dozen others.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood



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