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rap

[rap] / ræp /






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She said the risks associated with their faeces gives pigeons "a bad rap", noting the birds themselves do not carry diseases.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

I’m one of the few still kvetching about rap music and why isn’t “Saturday Night Live” funny anymore?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

“We had a writer from Seattle who always said the city gets a bad rap because of the rain,” Kittrell says.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

"Ceuzany is capable of injecting a bit of rap into coladeira. She is just as comfortable with urban music artists as she is with traditional ones," he said.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

There was a sharp rap at the door, and it opened, the visitor not waiting to be invited in.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

He sometimes rapped his jokes, thrived at improvising and roasted celebrities with sharp punches, leaving them in splits.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

In 2017, he rapped the court for dodging a California law restricting concealed-carry permits.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

“Daddy AF” was the first time I ever rapped on a song and that felt so good so I continued it.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2026

"Made mistakes, now I treat my career like a second child," he rapped.

From BBC Mar. 9, 2026

He stood there for another second, the cold catching up to his warm body, before he rapped on the door.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

Even megastar Bruno Mars joins in on the fun, gamely rapping the cowbell on “Never Wanna Lose You.”

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Ellis started his career at the age of seven, rapping and making his own music on an Atari computer system.

From BBC Mar. 9, 2026

Lindo starts rapping on the wood table separating us and doesn’t stop until I ask if he’s a man given to superstition.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 2026

One of its tracks, “Damascus,” features a lead vocal from Syrian singer Omar Souleyman alternating with rapping from Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 30, 2025

Overnight, a single rapping spirit had increased to a crowd of performing ghosts.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

It's now 24 years since Rhona Martin delivered the Stone of Destiny in Salt Lake City, watched by millions of rapt viewers at dark o'clock in the UK.

From BBC Feb. 11, 2026

Former skipper Joe Root was equally rapt to finally get a win on Australian soil, but acknowledged it came too late with the Ashes already lost.

From Barron's Dec. 27, 2025

He told the CBC that it took hundreds of attempts to capture these slow-burning masterworks, and all these years later, hygge-seekers remain rapt.

From Salon Dec. 18, 2025

I am held rapt by Droniak’s videos for two reasons: One, they are absurd, and two, they look like so much fun.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2025

Once again I was listening with rapt terror to the lives of the saints and the martyrs, although that wasn’t really what attracted me this time.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston




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