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orchestra

[awr-kuh-struh] / ˈɔr kə strə /
NOUN
symphony
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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

In an interview with an Argentine daily, Venezi, 36, insinuated that jobs in the opera orchestra were "practically passed down from father to son", angering musicians.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

She suddenly sees him in his middle school PE uniform, and then in his orchestra suit at the funerals, and now, looking like a man.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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