cries
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Over cries of foul from those who came in person, the board’s attorney Shayla Myers announced the meeting was canceled because the Zoom channel had a capacity of only 1,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
She argued that granting permission for the first time in 28 years for the parade to go ahead "cries out for explanation".
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
In October 1907 the cargo vessel Alfred Erlandsen struck nearby rocks and the villagers who gathered at the clifftop could only listen to their cries for help.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
That said, Head Start cries out for careful deregulation and better alignment with state initiatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Another woman leaps into the light, then another, and another, all dancing, shrieking their battle cries, their bodies painted white and black and red.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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