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
Father Harte said the blessing, and afterward, Paddy Mulligan’s bow flew over the fiddle strings as Long Liam’s fingers pounded the skin of his drum.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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