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“I don’t have any more tears to cry,” said Sanchez, her voice muffled by a face mask to protect her from smoke.

Rausch said he had not reached the market when "all of a sudden, we heard a muffled noise, an engine roaring".

But also, how that music was muffled by lethal instruments of capitalism and control, still a factor on the global stage.

The star's performance was beset by technical issues, which left her voice muffled and distorted for at least 30 minutes.

They’re so close that you can hear the muffled sounds of their ballet shoes on the carpet and can make eye contact, which feels both intimate and mildly discomfiting.