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Recent Examples of sextet
But gather this sextet — which also includes Chelsea Handler, Hasan Minhaj and Seth Meyers — around a table with a few old-fashioneds, and the mood is anything but bleak.
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Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
This disruption of the sextet sets the rest of the story in motion, as everyone reacts and recoils, prompted to judge one another and themselves.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The resulting series is one of a sextet of Belgian shows at Canneseries, including two in main competition, and Belgian content has been a big topic of discussion during the first couple of days of the fest.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
Here are some of the best things to do this weekend in San Diego from Friday, April 4 to Sunday, April 6.
Friday
Finnegan Blue: La Jolla Music Society presents a free courtyard concert by this American instrumental sextet whose music ranges from Irish and New Orleans to bluegrass.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
This disruption of the sextet sets the rest of the story in motion, as everyone reacts and recoils, prompted to judge one another and themselves.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The resulting series is one of a sextet of Belgian shows at Canneseries, including two in main competition, and Belgian content has been a big topic of discussion during the first couple of days of the fest.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
Here are some of the best things to do this weekend in San Diego from Friday, April 4 to Sunday, April 6.
Friday
Finnegan Blue: La Jolla Music Society presents a free courtyard concert by this American instrumental sextet whose music ranges from Irish and New Orleans to bluegrass.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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The quartet look to dock with the space station a day after launch for about a two-week stay on what would be the fourth visit by Axiom Space, and second commanded by Whitson.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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Mascherano echoed Suarez’s sentiments that this tournament is special for the quartet.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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Fifth Harmony takes the stage at the VMAs as a quintet, then a stand-in fifth member falls backward and disappears.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
29 May 2025
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The quintet will additionally be featured in Shift Space, the fellowship’s annual online publication.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
28 May 2025
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The expensive forward trio of Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Neymar deployed in previous seasons had come to symbolise PSG’s largesse.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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The Canadian singer has now scored a trio of champions on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs list — an impressive feat considering Billboard only introduced the tally earlier this year.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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That means the world may hear from the septet again before long.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The star went on to reveal that the septet’s reunion will be speedy once the final five members finish their enlistments.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
28 Apr. 2025
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In the books, the duo are in their mid-thirties when the story begins with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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The brothers Stone enlisted bass guitar wonder Larry Graham, who’d been playing in a local jazz duo with his mother.—
Rob Tannenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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That program began with a small octet by Stravinsky and Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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The project marks just the 19th K-pop album to top the chart, as well as the octet’s sixth title to reach the chart’s summit.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
16 Jan. 2025
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Called the Grand Ole Opry Camel Caravan, the troupe appeared exclusively for military members at bases throughout the U.S. and Central America during the summer of 1941, charming soldiers with toe-tapping hillbilly music and comedy from Minnie Pearl.—
Lindsay Kusiak,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
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The announcement was made today at the Cannes Film Festival where, three years ago, the troupe buzzed the Palais in a stunning tribute ahead of the Top Gun: Maverick premiere.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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“Sextet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sextet. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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