accent
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Luiz, a French cab driver ferrying festivalgoers around Cannes, does good impersonations of both a Long Island accent and a Southern drawl, said he loves talking with Americans.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
Indiana Congresswomen Victoria Spartz delivered a frenetic Massie endorsement with a thick Ukrainian accent.
From BBC • May 18, 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
He also makes no effort whatsoever to sound Russian, sticking to an English accent; Mr. Dano, for his part, does an accent that sounds like it stopped halfway across the Atlantic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
“I love it,” she said, her accent curling around the words.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Vocabulary lists containing accent
Reading: Literature - Poetry - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - Middle School
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