sound
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Sound possesses power, whether you’ll be weary from dancing or blissed out from the frequencies massaging your nerves.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
Dressed in a Newcastle football shirt, she got the biggest cheer of the morning when she dropped Sam Fender's That Sound.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Skye Newman, who won BBC Radio 1's Sound of 2026, and new wave indie singer Rachel Chinouriri also serenaded festivalgoers.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Songs from “The Sound of Music” have long been used to welcome U.S. dignitaries to China.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Sound from a source speeding toward a listener would become compressed and register at a higher pitch, while sound speeding away would be heard with a drop in its pitch.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Vocabulary lists containing sound
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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