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tone

[tohn] / toʊn /






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She set the tone early by making pianist Mike Garson, best known for his work with David Bowie, but well versed in jazz and classical, the first artist she spoke to.

From Los Angeles Times

Rodríguez's tone has been alternating between defiant and conciliatory since she was designated interim president by Venezuela's Supreme Court.

From BBC

The tone of Wednesday’s note is markedly more cautious than attitudes of many others on Wall Street.

From Barron's

The tone of Wednesday’s note is markedly more cautious than attitudes of many others on Wall Street.

From Barron's

After initially lashing out at the strike against Maduro, Rodríguez struck a conciliatory tone Sunday when she invited the U.S. government “to work together on a cooperative agenda.”

From The Wall Street Journal