sound
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When the sirens sound, it also affects businesses and transport.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
A score by Latham and Shelby Gaines balances discordant, atonal tones with suspense-driven sound design that captures the creaking noises of the forest and the concealed dangers it holds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The Ukrainian system is triggered by the sound of a missile or drone, Lallemand said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Littleton Auctions is handling sale and say the tapes, recorded directly from the sound desk, form the only master archive of their kind.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Okay, so how do I say this and not sound like a complete jerk?
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
The demonstrations began in early May with trade union demands for salary increases, stable fuel supplies and sounder economic management.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
It is a communal means toward “a kind of self-sustenance that was an ancient wealth sounder than dollars.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 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
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
“And I will wager that Mr. Hixby’s advice is sounder than it first appeared. I shall ride until I smell elephants! For that will mean the zoo must surely be nearby.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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 fact, the growing divergence between mostly mild cases and hospitalizations is causing many to focus on the latter as the soundest metric for the state of the pandemic.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2022
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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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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