chant
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It was not quite a protest chant, but a verbal alarm for the neighborhood.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
That sparked more than 100 supporters of the Indian leader to chant: "Modi, Modi", leading scores of police to intervene to keep the two sides apart.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
They're not the only band to have pre-show ritual – but there's a special message behind XG's chant.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
A man jumped on the stage, grabbed the microphone and led the plaza in a thunderous victory chant, “¡Coreano, hermano, ya eres mexicano!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
The winning squadron broke into a chant of victory.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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That's what a winning goal in a Scottish Cup final win does, but these chants were not for his Hampden heroics as a player, rather for the way his team had responded to adversity.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Young fans slumped on sidewalks, softly singing victory chants as the city slowly came back to life.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Conductor Raphaël Pichon, leading Pygmalion, his period-instrument orchestra and chorus, padded the “Requiem” with some additional Mozart works and Gregorian chants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
And all of that is before mentioning the “sell the team” chants that flood the right-field upper deck at Angel Stadium at each home game as ex-Angel Shohei Ohtani thrives with the Dodgers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
They whisper chants and spells that the wind carries through the leaves, back to my ears.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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He enjoys a good reputation within the military, and protesters calling for his predecessor's removal often chanted his name as their preferred replacement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The 23-year-old dropped to the ground as the crowd chanted his name after becoming the first men's wildcard to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for 25 years.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Behind her, the crowd chanted in Spanish, “Que se vayan!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
The class then chanted the next word on the screen in front of them: “Peo-ple!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Those near me informed me that he made the drum speak, and that it chanted the praise-songs of his people in ancient times and their exploits martial.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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In Kyiv, an AFP reporter saw protesters clapping and banging the cardboard placards that became a symbol of last summer's anti-government protests, chanting "shame" and "Fedorov".
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
The 32-year-old band leader spoke to BBC Thai at Nahathai's funeral, with monks chanting in the background.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Where there were once hecklers and whistles, there is rowdy chanting of his first name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
He dropped to the ground, almost in slow motion, as close to 15,000 supporters erupted in celebration and began chanting his name.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
If the children are not ready to sing the song with a sung vocal ostinato, begin by chanting the song as a speech piece and adding one or more speech ostinato patterns.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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