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

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has swept the Golden Joystick Awards - picking up seven gongs including the main prize.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 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

A Chinese-American, somebody’s son, was playing Chopin, which has no punctuation, no cymbals, no gongs.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston