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trumpet

[truhm-pit] / ˈtrʌm pɪt /


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blare
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Collins, more than most appropriators, likes to trumpet the dollars she brings home.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

In this case, the “fragment” was “The Unanswered Question,” Ives’s haunting meditation on existence, with a questing trumpet at its center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Edwin Díaz enters from the bullpen to the trumpet track “Narco.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

"The trumpet was a funny act and I am sad to cut it because it was one of my oldest acts that I created in 2005," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

In band he miscounted the rests and came in at the wrong time, the only trumpet playing in a measure that was supposed to be all flutes.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The enigmatic trumpets sounded at the film’s beginning re-enter, their meaning now terribly clear; the orchestra convulses and collapses, and Alex marches upstairs, shown in an aerial shot punctuated with doleful timpani.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Produced by Sandy Linzer, the record was simultaneously rooted in the past and present, blending hypnotic, churning rhythms with sympathetic strings, smooth saxophones and muted trumpets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

Not a day goes by that I don’t read a headline that trumpets the shortage of estrogen patches, which are used to treat the bothersome symptoms of perimenopause and menopause.

From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026

But there’s trumpets on the record that almost sound like the beginning of “Wheel of Fortune.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

We wait, for the hovercraft to take Cato's remains, for the trumpets of victory that should follow, but nothing happens.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Prices dropped so low—often $3 or less for a 9-ounce container—that state media trumpeted an era of “blueberry freedom,” in which even ordinary people can gorge on a once-exotic fruit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Ford trumpeted the depth of his receiving corps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Reece was also concerned to see AI being trumpeted as a means to save money.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

While the tech has changed since then, the principles the court trumpeted today are evergreen.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

I caught a glimpse in the hearth mirror of a girl with a mark on her cheek that trumpeted her shame.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Despite trumpeting pan-African and pro-independence messages, all three have welcomed Russian mercenaries to help fight jihadists loyal to either Al-Qaeda or the Islamic State group, who have run rampant across the three countries.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

It is a profound psychological shift for a continent that has rebuilt itself after two world wars by trumpeting a message of harmony and joint economic prosperity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

But this year I started receiving emails in late September trumpeting an imminent Santa Claus rally.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2025

Cheeks and CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach unveiled the network’s new prime-time schedule for reporters at Paramount’s Hollywood offices, trumpeting CBS’ prime-time winning streak of 17 consecutive seasons.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2025

I throw myself against the risers and she passes, trumpeting and pounding the sawdust with such force that a three-foot cloud of particles trails her.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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