undertone
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In the history of Musk, meanwhile, an odd undertone entered the conversation this week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
This is the human cycle, a tale as old as time that takes on a grim new undertone in a time when matters feel very much life-or-death.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2025
And that adds a particularly tragic undertone to the coming persecution of the capital’s homeless people: Studies show that most homeless people were residents before they lost their homes.
From Slate • Aug. 13, 2025
Will that just be a dark undertone of the night or will anyone speak up more forcefully?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2025
It was not large and overwhelming now, but secret and poisonous, and the pounding of his heart gave it undertone and rhythm.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing undertone
All My Sons
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Shane
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