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[peel] / pil /




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Smith’s $5,000 donation proved a savvy investment: He owns two brownstones in Brooklyn today, Lee notes, with a peal of laughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

For, in case you missed it, a peal of what may or may not have been the archangel Gabriel’s horn cut through the noise a few days ago signaling, ominous, that it’s time.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2023

The bells of Westminster Abbey will peal at 1 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

Because when you peal back the geography and look at the detail, there is more to it, and these islanders are pretty proud of their success.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2021

Joe Cassini was checking the sanding job on the bridge railing when the first peal of thunder rumbled.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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