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Yet an 80-year study from Harvard found the key to happiness is — drumroll — relationships.
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Lisa Lacy, AJC.com, 9 Apr. 2026
On the primary reason for the stop — officers can pick from 10 different options, including traffic violations, reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, probable cause, etc. — the most common were (drumroll please) traffic and equipment violations.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 20 Feb. 2026
And, drumroll here: Katharine Burr Blodgett was an amateur actress.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2026
The best city overall to go on a Christmas tour is—drumroll, please—London.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2025
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Lisa Lacy, AJC.com, 9 Apr. 2026
On the primary reason for the stop — officers can pick from 10 different options, including traffic violations, reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, probable cause, etc. — the most common were (drumroll please) traffic and equipment violations.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 20 Feb. 2026
And, drumroll here: Katharine Burr Blodgett was an amateur actress.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2026
The best city overall to go on a Christmas tour is—drumroll, please—London.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Drumroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drumroll. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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