excerpts

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Across several studies, participants who listened to specific excerpts from symphonies by Liszt or Mahler imagined similar narratives in the music—storms, pirates and shipwrecks, in one case.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Here are four key excerpts from the near-1,000 word letter and what they may mean.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

SpaceX aims to raise around $75 billion in its IPO and ended 2025 with $24.7 billion in cash on hand, Reuters has reported, citing excerpts of the company’s confidential registration filing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

The following interview excerpts have been edited and condensed for length and clarity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Then the orchestra played excerpts from Dvorak's New World Symphony and I kept hearing "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" resounding through its dominant theme—my mother's and grandfather's favorite spiritual.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison