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[kee-bawrd] / ˈkiˌbɔrd /


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Mr. Sosa made able use of his small instrumental ensemble of string quartet, bass, percussion and keyboard to create mood, texture and propulsion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Lenny Merryman, who runs the daily operations of Man & Machine, a keyboard and mouse retailer, is waiting for a few thousand dollars from FedEx and DHL.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Meanwhile, with “In My Life,” listeners are treated to multiple takes in which Martin transforms the song’s Bach-like keyboard interlude from a Hammond organ solo into a piano flourish for the ages.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

He said there had been "deliberate misinformation and a misunderstanding" about the charity, and condemned threats by "those who would hide behind a balaclava or a keyboard".

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The cover art showed a yellow robot-like character playing a keyboard with his band behind him.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Dozens of “staff members” fill rows of desks in the bullpen — some clack away on keyboards, others have phone receivers sandwiched between their head and shoulders while taking notes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Hall effect sensors are now widely used in technologies ranging from cars to computer keyboards.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

The sultry “Hard Times” combines a slow cha-cha-cha rhythm with strings, horns, electric keyboards and a reverb-heavy bass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

By contrast, “Shard II” is austere and cinematic, with Mr. Gilmore’s tom-toms—both live and reproduced—gently underpinning bucolic keyboards from Mr. Moran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

The constant hum of work filled the cavernous space — the clicking of fingers on keyboards.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

And by scrambled, I mean they waited ten months to replace the touchscreen with the keyboarded Q10.

From Forbes ● Nov. 7, 2013

Besides, I use the very tedious process of keyboarded voice modulation when I speak Utmano.

From Nature ● Feb. 1, 2012

Some students underperform on a high-stakes, timed test, while many lack fast and fluid handwriting skills — having moved to keyboarding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2025

The program teaches eight different courses, including basic keyboarding skills, Microsoft Office, iPhone with VoiceOver/Siri, and refreshable braille displays.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2022

In the same way people acquire and retain information better when handwriting rather than keyboarding, manually going through papers and positioning them in a physical space reinforces the information.

From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2021

Those of us who took typing rather than keyboarding have had to unlearn a habit deeply entrenched.

From Fox News ● Apr. 30, 2020

James knew from keyboarding class that the sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” used every letter in the alphabet, so they made that their cipher key.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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