gongs

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The box-office hit has already secured Timothée best actor gongs at the Critics' Choice Awards and Golden Globes, and he is expected to continue his success at the Bafta Film Awards on Sunday.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

More than 1,150 people received gongs in the latest list, which is decided by an honours committee.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

As it now exists, it captures the supernatural tingle of little bells, as well as the heart-throb of gongs, all sounding off in the misty distance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

“Election Night” was free of blingy graphics, screeching chyrons and doom-soaked gongs and bells at the top of each hour.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2024

The gongs in Remny Tower were striking Sixth Hour, midnight, and I took them as my excuse to go.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin