sound
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Seconds later, she heard a buzzing sound in the sky.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Ms. Loughridge, a professor of music at Northeastern University, has written extensively about the interaction of music and technology; Mr. Matteson, a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, specializes in improvisation and sound technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Logistics may not sound especially exciting, but it could determine whether humans ever become a multiplanetary species or remain permanently tied to Earth.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
“I even filmed him badly back then — the sound was terrible and the camera fell off the tripod during the interview,” he recalls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The words race up my throat, begging to be heard, but I don’t dare let them out, because even though it’s the truth, I know I’ll sound ridiculous.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Now, the eurozone economy is on a sounder footing and inflation has been around the ECB's target for some time, she stressed.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
“This means a safer, sounder Fannie Mae, all while growing our great Fortune 25 Company.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
A productive clay-court swing, taking her to the Madrid and Rome finals, meant she arrived in Paris considered a sounder bet than defending champion Swiatek.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025
“Democracies are sounder when the reason why some lose does not rest on the fact that they are invisible to those who make decisions,” Verba wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2025
Pollard said the horse had never been sounder.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
The soundest argument for dismissing today’s nosebleed Shiller P/E is that 40 isn’t as high as it sounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
As the first study of its kind, it provides the soundest assessment to date of the consequences of stopping antidepressant treatment.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2024
But most all, just one of the kindest and soundest soul you'll ever meet.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2023
Indeed, sometimes the most effective policymakers are not those with the best academic or regional résumés but those with the soundest temperament and judgment.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023
With a sigh, I curled up on the edge of the bed and slept the soundest sleep of my entire sixteen years.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Vocabulary lists containing sound
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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