sing
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Neil Diamond showing up to sing "Sweet Caroline" for the opening of Notre Dame High's $3 million baseball field in 2014.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
It also gives non-Asian chorus members a reason to be present at Butterfly’s wedding, though having a group of American ladies sing the invocation “O Kami! O Kami!” from song sheets seemed peculiar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Music is embedded in our brains and in our bodies, expressed with every rhythmic breath and step we take, each time we clap our hands, stomp our feet, beat our chests, whistle, hum or sing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Our whole entrée into this world wasn’t because I could sing or he was a great guitarist — we wanted to write songs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Even when she’s been up all night, she still goes Sunday morning to sing.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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It was easy to see how audience members connected with the music by the way they cheered, danced and sang along through the night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
For a singer who sang all across the world, it will be an intimate farewell in the place she called home.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
One of Russia’s most popular singers, Filipp Kirkorov, sang a ditty about A7’s defiance of European sanctions in one promotional video.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Australian artist Delta Goodrem will perform a homage to Scotland at the closing ceremony 20 years after she sang in Melbourne 2006.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
“Gold! Gold! Gold!” the pixies sang in response.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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Liu attracted followers on Chinese social media where he posted religious discussions, video diaries, and clips of himself singing.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
We see Holbein’s image of Anne multiplying through an 18th-century oil portrait; Jacob Houbraken’s 1738 engraving and a constellation of miniature copies; and Queen Victoria’s sketch of Giulia Grisi singing in Donizetti’s opera “Anna Bolena.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
On the heels of the death of his longtime mate Jackie, bald eagle Shadow has been perching, singing and lounging at his Big Bear nest with a new companion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
To combat the isolation and boredom, troops sometimes do fun activities aboard the ship, like hold singing competitions and picnics on the top deck.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Camp activities included séances, hymn singing, boating, archery, and picnics.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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BTS is the first all-South Korean act to reign over Billboard's US top singles chart, which they achieved with their 2020 track "Dynamite", their first hit sung completely in English.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
“I’ve sung with Pavarotti. I know how to sing. I’ve studied the craft for 40 years. I’m not a stylist who just barks and howls. I know how to sing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The booming rock ballad Don't Look Back in Anger also took on a greater significance after it was sung, impromptu, at a vigil for those who lost their lives in the 2017 Manchester Arena attack.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
And his diction, whether sung or spoken, was projected with vigor and no strain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
For example, most ballads are sung legato, and most marches are played fairly staccato or marcato, whether they are marked that way or not.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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