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The listening second graders, most of whom wore uniforms (light-blue polo shirts, dark-blue pants and skirts) were sitting on a rug decorated with eighth notes, piano keys, and a second-grader-size treble clef.—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 Sounds of the deep, burbly bass-baritone exhaust dancing atop the engine’s upper intake sounds in the treble clef—utterly magnificent.—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025 Visually, it is known for a dramatic deep dive that lifts up into a loop and, from the sky, the track layout resembles a treble clef.—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025 These ultra-modern and asymmetrical creations flaunt the form of a treble clef in two different sizes: set with baguette-cut Swarovski zirconia and punctuated by a single pearl at the center.—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025 The drawings started out simple, like a treble clef.—Steve Hartman, CBS News, 5 May 2023 The notes, a treble clef and sixteenth note, have since been covered.—Julia Meehan, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023 With a teal and black color scheme, this bracelet features a silver-tone treble clef note on its front and has an adjustable design to fit any wrist.—Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 1 Oct. 2022 When that realization hits, the visual effects kick in, with Larson wiping away the 30 to reveal a treble clef.—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
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treble entry 1; from its use for the notation of treble parts