strum
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He began at midday on Wednesday and with a plan to strum his last chord at 18:00 BST on Thursday, he could end up beating the previous official record by six hours.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025
And because the musicians play so precisely onstage — each strum in place, each groove just right — the songs differed little from the versions permanently stored in your head.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2024
They strum and sing together in her kitchen and in the park, and she offers frank notes on his songs, the shared experience of making music allowing them to traverse oceans and continents.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2023
She briefly began to strum her guitar again before hastily exiting the stage.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2023
His brother begins to strum the guitar with what looks like skill but sounds to Cullen like nothing but silence.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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