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hootenannies

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plural of hootenanny

as in sings

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Should symphonies try to educate their patrons on the rule with an announcement at the beginning of the concert?

— Judith Martin, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Davis also performs as a concert artist with leading orchestras and symphonies including the BBC Proms at London’s Royal Albert Hall, La Scala in Milan and Taipei Arena in Taiwan.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of symphonies

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Java Films, which took worldwide distribution rights in January, has also revealed a mid-October release for the film, which has played a string of festivals including Austin, Palm Springs and Cleveland.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
In her downtime, the singer has also attended award shows, film and music festivals, and fashion shows, all while showing off an array of designer shoes.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 31 July 2026

Definition of festivals

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His handgun jams, prompting him to return to his vehicle and retrieve a rifle, according to the video.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
Art aficionados should consider The Georgian, which boasts its own gallery and hosts late-night jazz concerts and piano jams in its sultry subterranean restaurant, The Georgian Room.

— Carrie Bell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of jams

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There’s an amulet (one of those glowing doohickeys the fate of the cosmos hangs on), and your heart may sink every time someone starts chattering about it.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 May 2026
Co-writes from Brandi Carlile and vocals from Chris Stapleton can’t save it; the choruses can’t muster up the old dopamine hits; even the trademark Dessner doohickeys seem absent, just uninspired arrangements with heavily Melodyned vocals.

— Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of doohickeys

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The region already possesses satellites, weather observations, sophisticated climate models, and regional monitoring mechanisms.

— Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
One of the first things the team wants to examine now is whether the memories are relevant for tracking very turbulent plumes in living flies or are in fact replaced by other mechanisms when things calm down, as their model suggested.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026

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