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sound

[sound] / saʊnd /








VERB
give the impression
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be real
WEAK


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Quirky sentences, spelling errors and grammar mistakes used to be clues of overseas scams — but AI now makes the pitches sound conversational, Lee said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

It’s going to sound so silly and I don’t care, but the last good show I watched was Tyler Perry’s “Beauty in Black.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

"The more they try to silence or erase the name of Memorial in Russia, the louder it will sound outside Russia," she promised.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

Former employee Susan Cox told the BBC that staff became used to the sound of the directors' "top-of-the-range, flash cars roaring into the parking area".

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Clare’s steps made no sound as he moved through the fog.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Two economic lenses bring those benefits into focus, revealing why Loper Bright is the sounder doctrine in the long run.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

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

“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

With a new stadium on the horizon and commercial deals continuing to be signed, the club believe they will be on a sounder financial footing for the next three-year PSR cycle.

From BBC Jan. 14, 2025

The best way to use this information, he thought, was to buy what appeared to be the sounder mortgage bonds and simultaneously sell the unsound ones.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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

He is the soundest sleeper I have ever seen.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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