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trumpet

[truhm-pit] / ˈtrʌm pɪt /


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Antonio, the oldest, played the trumpet and also sang the Spanish version of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way,” called “A Mi Manera,” and it was so stunning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Collins, more than most appropriators, likes to trumpet the dollars she brings home.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Traditional elements of both bachata and música mexicana appear, as the duo touts their luxurious lifestyles over a lisping guiro and a rousing trumpet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

In this case, the “fragment” was “The Unanswered Question,” Ives’s haunting meditation on existence, with a questing trumpet at its center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Those were the parting words he bellowed through his trumpet.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

In the pop melody “Volveré,” she questions where her heart will remain once she leaves town, as muffled trumpets chime in at the outro.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Produced by Sandy Linzer, the record was simultaneously rooted in the past and present, blending hypnotic, churning rhythms with sympathetic strings, smooth saxophones and muted trumpets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

“Two trumpets and a tuba, accompanied by thousands of snare drums.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Not a day goes by that I don’t read a headline that trumpets the shortage of estrogen patches, which are used to treat the bothersome symptoms of perimenopause and menopause.

From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026

He hears the brass bands, too, and the living room gleams bright with the showy flutes and trumpets and trombones.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Prices dropped so low—often $3 or less for a 9-ounce container—that state media trumpeted an era of “blueberry freedom,” in which even ordinary people can gorge on a once-exotic fruit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Ford trumpeted the depth of his receiving corps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Reece was also concerned to see AI being trumpeted as a means to save money.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

While the tech has changed since then, the principles the court trumpeted today are evergreen.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

When the giant saw us, he trumpeted his pleasure.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

But now, candidates across the country, like Lawrence, are trumpeting their experiences as renters and tenant organizers, fueling an emerging political movement focused on making renting more sustainable.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Despite trumpeting pan-African and pro-independence messages, all three have welcomed Russian mercenaries to help fight jihadists loyal to either Al-Qaeda or the Islamic State group, who have run rampant across the three countries.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

But it wasn’t just Fox News trumpeting the study.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026

And a triumphant U.S. president trumpeting a quick and easy campaign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026

The exhibits opened the same day as the hospital, part of a celebration trumpeting the town’s recent accomplishments.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead


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