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 album’s second side opens with “Bein’ With You,” a gospel-flavored track with hand-clapping, guitar, uplifting strings and strong background vocals.

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

In the greengrocery market, the stalls were overhung with date branches, cinnamon stalks, strings of dried orange peels, gunny-bags of pistachios, fresh pears, pomegranates, and boxes of honeycombs.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri