sound
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His next upswing began during the early sound era at Columbia Pictures, at that time a low-budget operation bent on expansion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
I hate to sound alarmist, but I genuinely believe most people have no idea about this.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
During a recent rehearsal, it was uncanny how these performers look and sound so different — yet still carry the same fiery sense of invention as the actors who created the roles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Bangers, rockets and screamers have long been part of Bonfire Night - but the traditional celebrations might sound a little different next year.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Caesar groans, the sound whistling up from his chest, through his teeth.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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
Deep Sea Vision had first put to sea in September 2023 from Papua New Guinea, launching a $9-million Hugin 6000 submersible equipped with a Doppler, a magnetometer, an echo sounder and a side-scan sonar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2024
He was sounder than he had been in two years.
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
In that case, picking up his fifth-year option — fully guaranteed for $17.5 million in 2024 — is the soundest financial decision.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 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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