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For his encore performance, he oversaw the launch of the colorful, see-through iMacs and eventually started three new product categories—the iPod in 2001, the iPhone in 2007 and the iPad in 2010.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Over the weekend, the encore presentation of the Walt Disney film took in $26 million in North America, for a global total of $86 million, according to estimates by Exhibitor Relations, a tracking firm.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
When I was a kid, it was a Sunday religion with a Monday night encore.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
For an encore he helped reduce Essex from 171-3 to 177 all out in the space of 26 balls, his five wickets coming in 14 deliveries without conceding a run.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Tanasia brings in a new song idea for the encore because Ren says that all bands should be prepared for an encore, even though we won’t have time for one.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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After all those years of effort - and infinite encores of Whatta Man - Anastacia finally got to make her debut album at the turn of the millennium.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
The couple finally danced their way out of Disney with three encores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2025
"Friends & Family Christmas" encores Sunday, Dec. 24 at 9 a.m.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2023
Their enthusiasm delighted conductor Marin Alsop, who ordered several impromptu encores.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2023
Concerts began at 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and usually lasted an hour and a half—not including encores.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
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The band encored with their classic tune "Casino Queen," the name of a riverboat casino in East St. Louis, Illinois.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2021
Faiyaz encored with the song but directed the audience to sing along with the record, rather than singing it himself.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2018
A classic commercial parody was encored live: Super Bass-o-Matic, with pitchman Dan Aykroyd and Laraine Newmain repeating their performances from 1976.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 16, 2015
Krall encored with covers of The Band’s “Ophelia” and Bob Dylan’s “Wallflower,” before putting an old 78 on the gramophone to serenade her happy audience as they headed out of the hall.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2014
It started well with a chorus which was unanimously and enthusiastically encored.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, July 23, 1887. by Various
Love wrapped up the regular set with another brief shot of the Stones' "Sympathy" before encoring with Hole's "Doll Parts."
From Reuters ● Apr. 26, 2010
"They won't dream of encoring me," scoffed Anne, who was not without her own secret hopes that they would, and already visioned herself telling Matthew all about it at the next morning's breakfast table.
From Anne of Green Gables by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
The audience was in an encoring humour, but, thank goodness, only a few encores were taken, and the others left, otherwise none of us would have been home till sunrise.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, July 16, 1892 by Various
To think of passing over Charley’s recitation and encoring a silly old song like Lilac’s.
From White Lilac; or the Queen of the May by Amy Walton
Darbois needed a little rest, and presented her compliments to the audience and excused herself from replying to the encoring.
From The Idol of Paris by Sarah Bernhardt
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