cue
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A Gensler data-center project in Phoenix takes its cue from the nearby desert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
On cue he strolled into shot and planted a jokey kiss on his cheek before vanishing.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
It was China that gave the market its cue.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
For “The Little Sister,” Herzi takes a cue from Daas’ book, mapping Fatima’s inner journey as a modest series of tentative steps forward and anxious steps back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Right on cue, military officers loyal to Khrushchev charged in, shouting, “Hands up!”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Later, a DJ cued up Madonna’s “Into the Groove” and guests danced to songs by Prince and Michael Jackson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
When Olsen cued up “Frozen Love” at Sound City, Fleetwood couldn’t believe his ears.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2025
What you put on your TV, what fast food restaurants you pass by on the way to work, we are constantly being cued.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
"The intelligence cued it up, we had sight of the whole area and we worked together. No other group of nations can do that in the world."
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2024
The camerawoman cued the reporter with a count of five, and then Jordy asked Cara the same question.
From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements
“You see the band watching him, you see him cuing them, you see the playfulness, the spontaneity, the fan reactions and his reactions to them,” Gausman continued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
For my money, the mark of any music book worth its salt is measured by the number of times I find myself cuing up another tune.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2025
She also suggested enrolling in electricity demand response programs, which let you sign up for text alerts when the grid is overloaded, cuing you to switch the A/C to fan or turn other appliances off.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2023
But ideally, you would give yourself a two-hour period to “turn down the volume on your sympathetic nervous system,” he said, cuing to your body and brain that you’re gearing up to rest.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
Panel member Anuse finally came to the rescue with a cuing question and a long discussion ensued as to how SmurFFs were handled in the department and what happened to them.
From Wild Justice by Sprague, Ruth M.
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