strum
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Starting from when he was 11 years old, Armenta would write lyrics in journals and strum along to the guitar his brother bought him.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
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
At the 1969 Montreal recording of “Give Peace a Chance,” only two acoustic guitars strum along.
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2023
Worries escalated as this new cohort of generative AI tools threatened the livelihoods of people who write, draw, strum or code for a living.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 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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