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profound

[pruh-found, proh‐] / prəˈfaʊnd, proʊ‐ /




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According to a study commissioned by Reddit and marketing intelligence company Profound, Reddit was found to be the number one most cited source across AI platforms such as Google AI Overviews and Perplexity.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

One can almost hear Hawks grouse in response: “Rich? Profound? I was just trying to entertain people.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

Profound autism cases have ticked upward, but the much bigger rise has been in the children with fewer impairments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

Profound emotions for Scottie Scheffler hearing the Star-Spangled Banner after winning Olympic gold.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2024

Profound quiet reigned in the spacious quadrangle: even the poultry had retired to the barns out of the glowing sunshine and were silent.

From Quicksands by Streckfuss, Adolph




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