strings

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In the first etude, strings play on open strings, which creates a sense of harmonic healing by leaving nature well enough alone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem seems to be gathering together all the strings of power within the FIA into his own hands.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The novel arrangement of horns and strings, which Perren, Thomas Sellers and Don Peake scored, gave the orchestra a new, more engaged and sophisticated role on disco recordings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Many filmmakers told me that those who hold the purse strings don’t consider such filmmaking a good investment.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

“Grandpa,” I said, “what are all of those strings and rings for?”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls