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[toor] / tʊər /




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And at every stop of its coast-to-coast tour, grown men are welling up.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Beatles tour bonus: Paul McCartney in his car on the phone with Ringo.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Trump officials met with the group during a European tour late last year, according to Politico.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

A tour guide who takes Beatles fans around Liverpool told how fans were stunned to see Sir Paul McCartney while waiting at traffic lights.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

“We can’t count on there being a tour when we go,” Aaron said.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Later tours reconfigured the chandelier’s choreography, hanging it on one fixed point to lower and lift up and down without the sideways travel — a much easier installation for touring.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

"Great to see the respective tours working together for the good of international golf."

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

“Careful of the crabs!” called out its captain, Tom Martin, who offers lobster boat tours along the Portland waterfront from May through October.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

He leads movie location tours and hosts podcasts, movie trivia nights and special events.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

I spent months fixing it up, and then I started giving tours around the city.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick

The King was told about the environmental credentials of Cambridge Central Mosque as he toured the place of worship on Monday.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

He tells a quick story to illustrate: When he and the band last toured in Glasgow, Scotland, he was trying to leave the venue without being noticed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

He later released more than a dozen solo albums and toured by himself before rejoining the band that brought him to fame in the early 1980s.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

When its top agronomists toured its farmers’ fields from Canada to South Africa they found entire crops failing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

I’d never seen him before and, seeing how I wasn’t in the mood for chitchat, I toured the store, hoping Hank would presto soon.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

The couple, who have two children, also spoke about their relocation from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas, in search of a slower pace and easier travel while touring.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Okay, when we get home and get a break from touring, I’m going to go back in.”

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

She's currently playing lead character Elle Woods in the production of Legally Blonde touring the UK and Ireland.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

While Paul is touring the center, a solar flare creates an electromagnetic disruption that briefly cuts power to the databanks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

“Maybe you can save that for when you’re touring and making the big bucks.”

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez




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