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trumpet

noun as in bugle

verb as in blare

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She misses the rhythms of her neighborhood — the friendly waves while out for walks, the sound of one neighbor’s trumpet through the windows at night, the jogger who sings on his runs.

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Yet rather than trumpeting a major healthcare achievement, many congressional Republicans have run away from discussing the issue.

For Bruckner, rising melodic scales, humongous fanfares with trumpets and horns and Wagner tubas galore and repeated patterns over and over by an unstoppable orchestra serve as injections of musical endorphins.

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

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The junta is trumpeting elections scheduled to start in December as an opportunity for reconciliation.

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