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classical

[klas-i-kuhl] / ˈklæs ɪ kəl /




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Classical arrangements have been loudly pumping out of speakers on lampposts in Liverpool's Whitechapel area.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Classical museums have a main level, then they have a second level and a third level, a south wing and north wing and so on.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Classical architecture is prized for its communicative capacity, its ability to “speak.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"Classical music is what we need at this time," smiled Zinaida Yarmolenko, 76, who came across the concert by accident after hearing the first few notes.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

“Oh,” said my mother, “there is no true substitute for a Classical education.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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