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to the tune of

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ad valorem
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Unified would benefit mightily from such funds — to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars, but that infusion would not solve the district’s financial problems or remedy the enrollment decline.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

By Golesh’s last season, the fastest team in the country was lighting up scoreboards to the tune of 40 points per game.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

He’s flanked by fountain fireworks while a buff guitarist with a blond mullet and glittery spandex shorts wails on guitar to the tune of Lenny Kravitz’s cover of “American Woman.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

There were loud cheers from the crowds, with many shouting "thank you Bonnie" as her coffin entered the church to the tune of her hit single If I Sing you a Love Song.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

She called from her casket, to the tune of “Jingle Bells”: “Get me up! Get me up! Get me up away!”

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles




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