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In what was dubbed Operation Viersen, the soldiers used the inflatables, sound trucks and phony headquarters to draw German units away from the point on the Rhine River where the 9th Army was actually crossing.
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Lolita C. Baldor, Fortune, 3 May 2024
Masqueraders wearing carnival costumes with wings and crowns jumped up behind sound trucks—large mobile stages outfitted with speakers, DJ equipment, and steel pans—that crawled through Port of Spain on Tuesday morning.
—Natalie Meade, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2023
The South Texas Trail Riders have heard the yodeling over the speakers of a sound truck starting about 5 a.m. each day since Feb. 4, when the 150-mile ride began just outside Corpus Christi.
—Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2022
Health officials have sent a sound truck onto the streets of Latino neighborhoods in Southeast Baltimore to blast vaccine messages and dispel myths.
—Stephanie García, baltimoresun.com, 22 Feb. 2021
Officers came in from the south, and the sound truck made announcements telling those in the area to disperse, Sgt.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2020
Despite the lack of a sparkling ball, revelers still gathered in Times Square during those years to welcome the New Year with a minute of silence and the ringing of chimes from sound trucks.
—Danielle Garrand, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2019
Authorities used sound trucks and loudspeakers to remind demonstrators of both sides to stay out of the streets or they would be arrested.
—Fox News, 17 Aug. 2019
On a sound truck set up outside the building, Lula’s allies gave speech after speech, late into the night, in an attempt to keep up the spirits of the crowd.
—Bloomberg.com, 5 Apr. 2018
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Lolita C. Baldor, Fortune, 3 May 2024
Masqueraders wearing carnival costumes with wings and crowns jumped up behind sound trucks—large mobile stages outfitted with speakers, DJ equipment, and steel pans—that crawled through Port of Spain on Tuesday morning.
—Natalie Meade, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2023
The South Texas Trail Riders have heard the yodeling over the speakers of a sound truck starting about 5 a.m. each day since Feb. 4, when the 150-mile ride began just outside Corpus Christi.
—Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2022
Health officials have sent a sound truck onto the streets of Latino neighborhoods in Southeast Baltimore to blast vaccine messages and dispel myths.
—Stephanie García, baltimoresun.com, 22 Feb. 2021
Officers came in from the south, and the sound truck made announcements telling those in the area to disperse, Sgt.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2020
Despite the lack of a sparkling ball, revelers still gathered in Times Square during those years to welcome the New Year with a minute of silence and the ringing of chimes from sound trucks.
—Danielle Garrand, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2019
Authorities used sound trucks and loudspeakers to remind demonstrators of both sides to stay out of the streets or they would be arrested.
—Fox News, 17 Aug. 2019
On a sound truck set up outside the building, Lula’s allies gave speech after speech, late into the night, in an attempt to keep up the spirits of the crowd.
—Bloomberg.com, 5 Apr. 2018
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“Sound truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sound%20truck. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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