The screams, the reason everyone assembles, when the screams come, after a few collective inhales and exhales and a moment to gather one’s thoughts, the screams come like long guttural howls.
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Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls.
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Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
As Electridad wails for justice, her brother Orestes spends his time in exile with Nino (Luis Medina), a move made by his late father in probable anticipation of his demise.
This included early American music forms, marches, spirituals, field hollers, work songs and African rhythms, as well as their musical descendants, like jazz, blues, gospel, country and rock ‘n’ roll.
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Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
Lots of noise, big splashes, a few congratulatory whoops and hollers.
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