chant
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As my former Salon colleague Alison Stine described it in her story about the history of “Hey Jude” as a British football chant, it sounds great when it reverberates through a huge stadium.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Her fall from perfection delights her brother and sister, who chant, “One of us!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
As they craft, artisans chant aloud the design code handwritten on a strip of paper known as talim -- shorthand of ancient symbols for numbers and colours -- knotting the threads string by string.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The chant "Mayo for Sam" is well known in GAA circles, but three years ago it garnered its most famous endorsement yet - the president of the United States.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The words flew from my mouth in a savage, breathless chant that I barely recognized as my own.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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It was startling at the time to hear those chants.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Draped in Palestinian flags, the coffins were carried through streets filled with nationalist songs and chants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Young fans slumped on sidewalks, softly singing victory chants as the city slowly came back to life.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Argentina players also sang chants which referenced the Falklands and Argentina greats Maradona and Lionel Messi following their dramatic 3-2 win over Egypt in the last 16.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
A few men joined in our chants and followed us for a short distance.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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“Ted, you suck! Ted, you suck!” several hundred students chanted for nearly 10 minutes on Saturday morning, standing behind the Republican and booing as Davis attempted to conduct a one-on-one interview.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
"We cannot send our young people into a sea of death!" chanted the protesters, who numbered about 60 according to an AFP estimate, on the steps outside Seoul's Sejong Center for the Performing Arts.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Amid homage to Bowen, singing about bubbles and West Ham being 'massive', the visiting supporters also chanted repeatedly about former chairman David Sullivan.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Angels fans who chanted “sell the team” loudly during games this season got their wish, with Rams owner Stan Kroenke agreeing to buy it on Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
It reminded me of when I was little, and Mom chanted to me in Farsi every night before bedtime.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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Police used tear gas to disperse crowds in Westfield area as they moved towards the headquarters of the national electricity company, Nawec, with some chanting.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Waving flags, "chanting" slogans, and marching in circles: around 30 robots took to the streets of Warsaw on Monday to campaign for AI regulation in front of the Polish digital affairs ministry.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
From somewhere in the temple’s inner hall, chanting rolled out over the crowd in waves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Sah, speaking on video broadcast on Nepali media shortly after his rescue, said he had survived by chanting Hindu prayers during the days in the dark.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
A pixie flew in my face and a gnome ran under my feet chanting, “Message for Gertrude! Message for Gertrude!” in an urgent voice.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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