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[chant, chahnt] / tʃænt, tʃɑnt /




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As my former Salon colleague Alison Stine described it in her story about the history of “Hey Jude” as a British football chant, it sounds great when it reverberates through a huge stadium.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

Her fall from perfection delights her brother and sister, who chant, “One of us!”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

As they craft, artisans chant aloud the design code handwritten on a strip of paper known as talim -- shorthand of ancient symbols for numbers and colours -- knotting the threads string by string.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

The chant "Mayo for Sam" is well known in GAA circles, but three years ago it garnered its most famous endorsement yet - the president of the United States.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The words flew from my mouth in a savage, breathless chant that I barely recognized as my own.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

It was startling at the time to hear those chants.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

Draped in Palestinian flags, the coffins were carried through streets filled with nationalist songs and chants.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Young fans slumped on sidewalks, softly singing victory chants as the city slowly came back to life.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

Argentina players also sang chants which referenced the Falklands and Argentina greats Maradona and Lionel Messi following their dramatic 3-2 win over Egypt in the last 16.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

A few men joined in our chants and followed us for a short distance.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

“Ted, you suck! Ted, you suck!” several hundred students chanted for nearly 10 minutes on Saturday morning, standing behind the Republican and booing as Davis attempted to conduct a one-on-one interview.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2026

"We cannot send our young people into a sea of death!" chanted the protesters, who numbered about 60 according to an AFP estimate, on the steps outside Seoul's Sejong Center for the Performing Arts.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

Amid homage to Bowen, singing about bubbles and West Ham being 'massive', the visiting supporters also chanted repeatedly about former chairman David Sullivan.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Angels fans who chanted “sell the team” loudly during games this season got their wish, with Rams owner Stan Kroenke agreeing to buy it on Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

It reminded me of when I was little, and Mom chanted to me in Farsi every night before bedtime.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

Police used tear gas to disperse crowds in Westfield area as they moved towards the headquarters of the national electricity company, Nawec, with some chanting.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Waving flags, "chanting" slogans, and marching in circles: around 30 robots took to the streets of Warsaw on Monday to campaign for AI regulation in front of the Polish digital affairs ministry.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

From somewhere in the temple’s inner hall, chanting rolled out over the crowd in waves.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Sah, speaking on video broadcast on Nepali media shortly after his rescue, said he had survived by chanting Hindu prayers during the days in the dark.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

A pixie flew in my face and a gnome ran under my feet chanting, “Message for Gertrude! Message for Gertrude!” in an urgent voice.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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