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The spring sales of modern and contemporary art often arrive in May with a steady drumroll of paintings whose estimates soar above $50 million — a sign of confidence in the industry’s roster of ultrawealthy collectors who trade them like financial assets.
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Tim F. Schneider, New York Times, 12 May 2025
That pope is—drumroll, please—Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Leo XIV, who is the first American pope in the Vatican’s history.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 8 May 2025
The first three are — drumroll please — OBSF, OESK, and OESO.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
For International Women's Day on Saturday, March 8, Ledecky, 27, will be (drumroll, please) swimming!
—Marina Watts, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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Tim F. Schneider, New York Times, 12 May 2025
That pope is—drumroll, please—Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Leo XIV, who is the first American pope in the Vatican’s history.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 8 May 2025
The first three are — drumroll please — OBSF, OESK, and OESO.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
For International Women's Day on Saturday, March 8, Ledecky, 27, will be (drumroll, please) swimming!
—Marina Watts, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Drumroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drumroll. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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