out of key
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After clearing outer districts of greater Khartoum, the army has taken much of the city centre, pushing the RSF fighters out of key sites like government buildings and away from the military's General Headquarters, according to an army spokesman.
From BBC
Yet as a fulfillment of what had gone before, I found it unsatisfying, out of key and sort of unfair.
From Los Angeles Times
The charges led to an overhaul of FIFA’s leadership, including the ouster of its longtime president Sepp Blatter, and made celebrities out of key players in the case.
From New York Times
But they didn’t do it without giving credit to their bosses, who were left out of key categories.
From Los Angeles Times
Wednesday’s 2023 full-length “Rat Saw God” made AP’s best albums of the year list for its alt-country rock sensibility, where pulling the listener into the quiet parts of a Carolinas hometown is as much a part of the sonic fabric as lap steel or guitar fuzz or a poetic line sung out of key.
From Seattle Times
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