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serenading

verb

present participle of serenade

as in crooning

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The minute-long clip, shared on June 10, shows Langley crooning the late '90s ballad while accompanying herself on piano.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 16 June 2026
The camera pans to Cody crooning while strumming his guitar throughout the video.

— Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026

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Increasingly, the crux of the debate around AI’s sustainability has been focused on data centers, which make the nebulous concept of AI very concrete with their massive, humming warehouses full of servers and huge energy requirements.

— Sasha Luccioni, Time, 3 July 2026
Project Bluestem Data centers emit humming sounds from generators, fans and other equipment.

— Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

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Rock Harbor to Daisy Farm Campground This trail almost entirely follows the coast for 7 miles, with a soundtrack of lapping waves, trilling loons, and the occasional outboard motor.

— Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026
In a now-viral clip, Carpenter overheard someone from the crowd trilling during her set for Weekend 1 and asked if the audience member was yodeling.

— Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2026

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Softly so as not to drown out the quavering notes, the congregation put words to the melody.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
The governor, Tim Walz, defeated for the Vice Presidency, gets on TV, his voice quavering, saying the right things, speaking the truth, and advising courage.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026

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Ambitious Mars activates your 9th House of Travel and Learning, harmonizing with intimate Pluto in your 5th House of Creativity to help big ideas take expressive form.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026
The Sagittarius moon harmonizing with Saturn pairs optimism with maturity.

— USA TODAY, USA Today, 27 June 2026

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