chime
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Martin's words, Cooper-Lesadd said, "just completely did not chime with the type of person that I am and the values that I have".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Its tick was a low-key gurgle and the alarm a dignified two-bell chime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
The league is also expected to pass new rules that would give staff inside the NFL’s video command center in New York the authority to chime in with more penalty calls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Jackson is just the latest star to chime in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
After a few seconds they heard a chime.
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
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“OK, can I ask the question? Can I get right in here? Because I want to know,” Phair chimes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
For the uninitiated, a sound bath is where a practitioner plays crystal or Tibetan sound bowls, gongs and chimes in a soothing way.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
It’s something I really notice when I’m with other people and I hear all their dings, beeps, and chimes and I just think, Why?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“It’s so not casual,” Shawkat chimes in, helpfully.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Yeah,” another chimes in, “what’s the inside of a jail cell look like? Is it like on TV? Is the toilet just, like, sitting there, where everyone can see?”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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Anthropic safety executive Evan Hubinger chimed in on X, estimating the risk at more than 10 percent over the next decade.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Another vet chimed in: “It’s such a beautiful thing — we GET to do nothing if we want to.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
I think his son Rex Jones chimed in.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
Another chimed in: “Have fun! I love RV’ing. I haven’t been in about 15 years now, but I’m retired now. I really should start again!!!”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
The cut crystal chimed as he set it down.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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And finally, they’ll discuss why Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s latest market tinkering has everyone chiming in.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
He went on to form The Smiths with Morrissey in 1982, defining an entire era of indie music with his intricate, chiming tones - rooted in British pop, while stubbornly avoiding cliché.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
In the years that followed, whenever she popped up in the news, Trump couldn’t stop himself from chiming in.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
I recently rented a car that had the feature and it kept chiming in about the last time I rested or telling me it was time to rest again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
A soft chiming filled the room as the light illuminated their awestruck faces.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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