phrases

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But despite all that, she's still arguably most well-known for the ad lib phrases that popped into her fast-paced raps in Mis-Teeq songs.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

He began screen printing messages on basic tees and hoodies, including phrases like “give gratitude” or “ You fight with your demons, I dance with mine.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Children often learn the order of the planets in our Solar System using quirky memory phrases like "My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos."

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

On such tracks as “Frost Bloom” and “Inward Loop” the prepared elements are interwoven into the same phrases, creating a compelling distinction between them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The result is that each raga is a collection of melodic scales, phrases, motifs, and ornaments, that may be used together to construct music in that raga.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones