whistle
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When guided by seasoned coaches, football punishes hits after the whistle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
At the final whistle, Fernandes' initial reaction was to talk to substitute Benjamin Sesko about a technical point around a pass he had been trying to find the striker with during injury time.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
It let out a loud whistle then retreated from view.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
But even some senior Republican aides and older staffers are blowing the whistle.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
Blowing a short whistle, I tug Midnight’s rein.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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That saves time and money for network operators who don’t want or need an operating system with lots of bells and whistles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
In other words, people may think they want trendy appliances, but they sometimes have lots of bells and whistles they don’t end up using.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
That is the popular constitutional contest the whistles, warnings, carpools, legal observers, and barricades made visible.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Simpler motifs, like flat whistles, Bacquelé explained, are often found in tropical environments, apparently because they help the birds make themselves heard through the busy, biodiverse soundscape and dense vegetation.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Shrill boat whistles echoed in my ears as I searched the crowded platform, my fingers numb from clutching my placard so tightly.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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"One of the rescuers asked anyone trapped to whistle, and someone whistled back," he said near a pancaked building.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Audiences showered confetti, clapped and whistled when his name appeared in the opening credits.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
In Tehran, euphoric opponents of the regime cheered and whistled as honking cars passed by.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
But the officials ruled the play had been whistled dead before the shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026
He whistled while he found his slate and pencil.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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Blume's speech was repeatedly interrupted by jeering and whistling, a person present at the meeting told AFP, and workers held aloft signs saying: "Don't balance your books with our jobs".
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
DeChambeau reportedly stayed out on the driving range until after dark, at times whistling, humming and singing while hitting balls and offering reporters snacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
There’s a perfectly non-racial explanation for all of the cat and dog whistling.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Having almost 100,000 fans, singing your anthem, supporting you, whistling when you’re not doing good…It’s hard to describe something so deep and so intangible.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Strolling and gawking at the houses and whistling a happy little dorky tune like some Sneezy or Snoozy or whatever their names are.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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