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as in chanting
to produce musical sounds with the voice
it's relatively rare to find actors who can also sing well
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as in talking
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities
once he saw the kind of jail time he was facing, the suspect was singing loud and clear to the police
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In Britain, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said tougher action is needed against people chanting certain phrases at pro-Palestinian protests, as concerns grew over the safety of British Jews after the stabbings of two Jewish men in London.—
David Crary,
Fortune,
6 May 2026 -
Britain's prime minister warned Saturday that tougher action was needed against people chanting certain phrases at pro-Palestinian protests, as concerns grew over the safety of British Jews after the stabbings of two Jewish men in London.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Sometimes laughing is better than crying.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Appraisal will rely on the extent of your Radiohead fandom and your identification with creature-characters, often crying or cowering with their head in their hands, who are unremittingly sad and ashamed and embarrassed by the barbarism of simple existence.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
7 May 2026
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Pharoah, best known for being a cast member of Saturday Night Live between 2010-2016, had been talking to Fox for a while about hosting a show.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
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Barack Obama liked talking to The New Yorker’s David Remnick.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 May 2026
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The passenger responded to an email from the ship’s operator informing passengers of the health event and checked himself in at a hospital.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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In addition to informing policymakers and expanding research resources to find out more about the genesis of these events, scientists say more public awareness that these events are even happening is key.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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“Singing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singing. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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