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The Journal shared its own methodology with several experts in autism therapy and health-services research, who said it was sound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
These ultrasound scans use sound waves to produce moving images of the heart, allowing doctors to examine its structure and measure how effectively it pumps blood.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
It’s student-athlete core, a mish-mash of choirs, electric guitar noises over pounding drums that all sound like keyboard presets.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
Insiders at Theranos spoke about how Holmes intentionally lowered her voice to sound less feminine in the male-dominated tech world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Gingersnipes took off through the dense woods, scrambling over logs and beneath branches, racing toward the thrumming sound of animal chatter.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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
It was a beautiful, smooth gait, and probably a sounder one.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Whatever happens with AI, Haider argues, the soundest playbook is to lean toward companies with growing top lines rather than buying whatever looks cheap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
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
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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