lyrical
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Hip-hop prowess is established and honed through lyrical battles.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
Jessica Faselt and Jamez McCorkle as the twins Sieglinde and Siegmund, along with Soloman Howard as the frightening Hunding, made the more lyrical first act glow.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
They wrapped up with another new song, Into The Sun, whose lyrical mantra - "I'll follow you into the sun" - is dedicated to their loyal fans.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Much of the set’s lyrical content evokes nostalgia and longing and is written, as so much traditional roots music is, from the viewpoint of those living within the culture, including work jargon and local allusions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
But he was not a mover-and-shaker, only a draftsman; the words he wrote were merely the lyrical expression of ideas that had been bandied about in the Congress and the various colonial legislatures for years.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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