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orchestra

[awr-kuh-struh] / ˈɔr kə strə /
NOUN
symphony
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But there was always the promise—and certainly the hope—that the reconfigured Castro could still accommodate screenings by installing temporary raked seating in the orchestra section to replace the tables.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The orchestra might be short an oboe player; the school might want to fill a niche-major seat, or be seeking full-pay students, said Arkesh Patel, chief operating officer of admissions consultant Crimson Education.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Later, the orchestra was joined by singer Smith for a live rendition of his band Bastille's hit Pompeii.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

It sounded like an orchestra fiddle player trying to play country music.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

But even if he was just a young kid he had made up all these beautiful pieces for the piano and for the violin and for a band or orchestra too.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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