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pealing

verb

present participle of peal

as in ringing

to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates the village bells pealed every hour in commemoration

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That number represents a significant decrease from the same period last year when a spike in homicides turned up the volume on an alarm that had been ringing since the beginning of the pandemic.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
The frequency of strikes on the city has not slowed over the past month since that side of the conflict started, with missile alerts still ringing multiple times a week, sometimes multiple times a night.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

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