accent

He picked up the language, but four years on says his accent has made job-hunting more difficult.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Around 5% of respondents believed their accent had cost them a promotion, pay rise or senior role.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

A foreign, rather than a regional accent, can also be a barrier.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Softening an accent is common, the survey results suggest, with 13% of Britons polled admitting to changing the way they speak to sound more professional, with Cockneys and Scots more likely to do this.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

“Good morning, boys and girls,” he says with a very proper, almost-British accent.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

Benjaimin, who now works in a restaurant, believes most employers do look beyond accents.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

There is plenty to protest in the plan: Trump is threatening to install gold accents throughout the buildings, and renderings show a new covered walkway that could interrupt the clean lines of Saarinen’s facade.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

She impressed casting directors with a repertoire of characters and accents she’d been perfecting since she was 4 years old.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

The warm wooden accents of the home make the architectural gem feel intimately connected to the surrounding environmental beauty.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Speaking with European accents that locals couldn’t quite identify, the visitors asked for directions to “the cottage of Dr. Moore.”

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

Officially a midsize SUV, the Optiq looks lean and well-planted, thanks to its low-roof design—in the case of our test car, accented by the optional black-over-tangerine livery and 21-inch black-painted alloy wheels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

Their fins are accented with orange, and they possess a smaller oval tooth patch.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026

The spacious kitchen is also accented with rich hardwood flooring, stone design elements, solid alder doors, and dual-pane windows.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025

His eponymous brand sells form-fitting, stylish suits, often accented with bold colours and West African-inspired patterns.

From BBC ● May 16, 2025

“Absolutely not,” he says in heavily accented Serran.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

The duo layer backing tracks until they seemingly collapse, like the dueling accenting rhythms of “Soledad” or the spacey and spectacular “Sensación,” which reaches a level of yearning that Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” couldn’t buy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Compared to the toolbox angularity of its rivals, the CX-90’s presentation is sleek, urbane, even fancy, with lots of brightwork accenting the front and rear bumpers, rocker panels and grille frame.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

Three-dimensional roses of all sizes appeared throughout the collection, accenting necklines and adorning shoulders.

From Reuters ● Jul. 4, 2023

Elegant landscaping and pathways, brick patio with gravel and rock accenting, mature trees, two-car carport.

From Washington Times ● May 25, 2023

Harley’s words were becoming disjointed and he was accenting the words at the beginning and swallowing the ending sounds until it didn’t sound like English any more.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko