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drumroll

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drum·roll  (drmrl)
n.
1. A rapid succession of short sounds produced by beating a drum.
2. Emphatic support for a cause: "The drumroll for sustainable agriculture . . . has been growing steadily louder" (Alison Arnett).
Translations
drumroll [ˈdrʌmˌrəʊl] Nredoble m


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His magnificent obsession (what it means to be young, black, male and poor in America) guarantees that his eloquent fury is as up to date as, say, the 2006 New York Times report that argues that--a drumroll should be inserted here, or better yet a funky drum-machine rhythm that is a staple of hip-hop's sonic force--black males are in crisis
The crucial deadline loomed, the drumroll had begun, when the bad news came that the two governments were stalled.
The chitchat and photo-ops which form the press's interpretation of politics are really just campaigning, and campaigning is to government what the regular season is to the NBA: a very tedious drumroll.
 
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