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cadence

[keyd-ns] / ˈkeɪd ns /


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His speaking cadence mirrors his singing style, going in fits and starts, spilling out a series of thought fragments that somehow end up magically fitting together.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

A reminder: Our live Q&As are now on a monthly cadence.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Furthermore, there’s “a strong M&A pipeline” that could prompt other changes outside of the quarterly cadence.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

A false, artificial note, it seemed to me, though, to be sure, this sort of narrative troublemaking is endemic to television romance; we will see how that cadence resolves in the surely coming second season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

OR may have same meaning as plagal cadence.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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