accent
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Rogers: I think what it is, is he has an amazing accent.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
People from Sunderland beamed with pride when they told BBC Newsbeat about their accent, chicken parmos and other trademarks that make it a "lush" place to live, to steal a word from Zara Larsson.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The energetic song with a pronounced Greek accent recounts a son's thirst for glory and fortune so that he can give his mother everything they lacked during his childhood.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
She tried to lose her accent and become a “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” as she put it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
I speak in the most convincing monotone-Collective accent I can muster.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Vocabulary lists containing accent
Reading: Literature - Poetry - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - Middle School
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