gongs

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

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

Combined with the coloured, shimmering floor and walls, and a soundtrack of muffled voices, gongs and bird calls, it all creates a powerful if unnerving feeling of floating in another realm.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 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

“Two drummers and zero gongs is a nice, strong boundary, I think.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

The sound of gongs rolled across the fields.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan