tuning

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The researchers even suggest that multiple stages of tuning may have occurred.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

In Turner’s view, it was worth risking Hollywood’s ire by tinting Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney if it meant more people tuning in, whether out of curiosity or in horror.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Take a trip back in time to watch Bush perform, then end the night tuning into Mr. Worldwide taking over the desert as Pitbull closes out the Saturday performances.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Still, a generation of young Chinese raised on expectations of ever-increasing prosperity is quietly protesting by toning down their career ambitions and tuning out government calls to sacrifice for the national good.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

This may also be another clue that ancient modes may have had more variety of tuning and pitch than modern keys do.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones