attune
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Details illuminated in the vitrines also attune viewers to connections among seemingly unrelated works among the variety of mediums Ruscha has employed over 60 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2024
In session, I attune to you, reflect and interpret.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
The more the community is represented in meetings, and in discussions in general, Barlet feels, the more attune the whole group is to its needs.
From The Verge ● Jul. 15, 2022
I am learning to attune my senses to subtleties.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2021
A brief extract shall be given: 'His praise, ye brooks, attune, ye trembling rills; And let me catch it as I muse along.
From The Age of Pope (1700-1744) by John Dennis
But as the book went on I realized it wasn’t really written for readers like me, but rather for those whose culture attunes them to the idea that death is a porous border.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
“Escape from Alcatraz,” like “A Man Escaped,” opens with a period title card and the arrival of a prisoner, and it quickly attunes viewers to the sound of footsteps and shackles.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2020
Understanding, anticipating, and responding to change is at the heart of science fiction—envisioning ourselves amid the strange and the fantastic attunes us to the unexpected and helps us chart a course to a better future.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2020
Before long, the algorithm can detect a “p” sound across multiple languages, and exposure to those languages further attunes its senses.
From Time ● Mar. 24, 2015
He nearly always attunes his harp to the old subject, so as to become hopelessly monotonous.
From History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour by Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange
Rather, it is about becoming attuned to their characteristics and developing a gut feeling.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
That creates an extra layer of financial stability risk, which the BOT is keenly attuned to given the nation’s high levels of debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
But that’s not necessarily the best value—it’s in companies trading on local exchanges and more attuned to the country’s growth drivers, along with some multinational technology companies.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
It is disproportionately female, politically diverse within a broadly liberal frame and deeply attuned to questions of character and intent.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
I don’t think I’ve ever met a person so nervously attuned to conflict.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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My attention span is so bad lately that it really is just me closing my eyes and composing emails that I’ll forget to send rather than attuning to some higher power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
She was an artist not just adept at expressing her own vulnerabilities, but attuning to those of her listeners.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2025
The Buddha suggests that we work with the fundamental dissatisfaction we feel by releasing craving, and attuning to the sensory richness of the present moment.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2024
“As migrants, you always improvise, attuning yourself to your surroundings, and that comes across in my work,” he said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
I was merely attuning myself to your mood, as I thought.
From A Changed Man; and other tales by Thomas Hardy
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