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Adjective
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Mac Allister is one of those players that every team needs; a rhythmic, dependable workhorse.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
3 Dec. 2025 -
The 306-page book use solos by Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan, Miles Davis and other jazz immortals to provide melodic and rhythmic vocabularies for improvisation.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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This lyrical collection from B Batchelor—a 2025 Haymarket Writing Freedom Fellow, and a recipient of multiple awards from PEN America—explores the way incarceration distorts time.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The trio invites fans to display their emotions, since many of their songs’ lyrical content is centered on loving a significant other or loving each other.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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And Jazz, with its swinging structure and lyric language, feels especially suited for the dramatic treatment.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Unlike the rich, powerful qualities of a dramatic soprano, or the warm, singing tone of a lyric soprano, the coloratura soprano possesses a high range (to the second C above middle C and higher) and extreme agility.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Malcolm Todd is a rising star with a sweet, lilting voice and a knack for intimate popcraft.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2026
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Tripping along a lilting triplet rhythm, the album opens with one of its catchiest melodies—and one of those sleight-of-hand maneuvers that are Hoop’s specialty.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Using laser light of different colors, the Rice team studied how a two-layer Janus TMD—molybdenum sulfur selenide stacked on molybdenum disulfide—responded to illumination through a process called second harmonic generation (SHG).—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Its organic sound and jazzy harmonic structures were juxtaposed with the slick R&B sound of the ’90s.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The orchestral contributions from Clare Fischer transformed Black music into something deeply emotive.—
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson,
VIBE.com,
7 June 2026
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The orchestra is huge, the musical invention, irresistible, and the sheer scale of orchestral writing is downright heroic.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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This polyphonic novel already has a chorus, thanks to its humdinger cast of ensemble characters.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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All operatic singing, especially the polyphonic (multipart) style known as bel canto, requires tremendous breath control and vocal skill.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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These dessert bars offer a delightful combination of sweet and salty notes, with a satisfying crunch followed by a pleasant chewiness.—
Amanda Stanfield,
Southern Living,
10 Dec. 2025
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The treatment was pleasant and completely painless—already a winner on my list.—
Maria Goldbach,
Vogue,
10 Dec. 2025
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