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Recent Examples of trilledFemme tunes trilled in the background.—Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026 About 40 minutes away, real birds melodiously chirped and trilled outside its sister hotel, Es Figueral Nou, an 18th-century finca and former fig plantation set among vast agricultural fields.—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026 Serene spa music, a blend of classical piano and loudly chirping birds, trilled in the background as the machine sloshed and gurgled.—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026 My mother trilled vapidly over these mundane facts.—Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
On the lawn of Jim Gilliam Park on Saturday, supporters from across the city chanted Pratt’s name, took selfies in front of black campaign vans with his hummingbird logo and ate cookies decorated with his face as kids raced around on scooters and played with the handful of dogs attending.
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Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
Home fans clapped, chanted and cheered tirelessly throughout the tournament.