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jam session

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as in sing

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Recent Examples of jam session On August 27, 1965, the Perugia Way house was the site of the King’s historic meeting with The Beatles, which included a jam session with the King and the Fab Four. — Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026 Years past his music stardom, Rick now fronts a wedding band and enjoys a fruitful jam session with a former boy bander (Nick Jonas) going solo. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 June 2026 The book does often feel like a recording of a mental jam session, but there is also a sense of being guided by a kind of hesitating yet urgent voice that needs to get things figured out. — Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026 To see how a song born in a Santiago jam session became an anthem here, filling bars and stopping traffic at the airport, was extraordinary. — Sarah Moreno may 7, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for jam session

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Dallas is in a difficult salary-cap jam — sitting a little more than $1 million over the limit after this signing — and getting Robertson signed to a long-term commitment would have meant a higher cap hit and cuts elsewhere.

— Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Mederos, a right-hander, came on with two outs and the tying run on third and got out of that jam.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 21 July 2026

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As with other global cultural events, such as the Venice Biennale currently underway in Italy, the glittery annual songfest is intended as a display of goodwill and togetherness between nations.

— Chloe Veltman, NPR, 16 May 2026
The songfest began with the women introducing themselves by singing out their names.

— Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 29 May 2018

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Two people were killed and at least five others were injured in a shooting at Seattle Center on Sunday night as the civic center complex hosted a major food festival.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 27 July 2026
Three people are dead and four others are injured after shots rang out at the Bite of Seattle food festival at the Seattle Center on Sunday, according to officials.

— Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 27 July 2026

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