registers

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The findings suggest that while humans cannot consciously detect infrasound, the body still registers it in some way.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

But there is a third contender who consistently registers double digits in 2028 polling, with numbers quite close to the top two.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

“To experience all the emotional and tonal registers that she’s capable of.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

This triggers the jealousy of a neighboring farmer who has known Doris since childhood, and a quiet love triangle emerges that is notable for the sensitivity with which it registers Doris’s own feelings and desires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

And meantime, my voice refused to stay up in the higher registers where I consciously pitched it, and I had to buy my shoes in the “old lady’s comfort” section of the shoe stores.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou