tone
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“I have a unique ability…to drive traffic,” Portnoy says in a tone that makes it sound as much a burden as a gift.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
Mottershead asked for a “punchy” and “non-academic” tone that might have more popular appeal.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026
The guarded tone seems to be enough — for now — to ease nerves in the $30 trillion Treasury market.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026
Warsh’s hawkish tone, and the changes in rate forecasts it triggered, creates a headwind for Bitcoin that will be hard to overcome.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
I elbow Rue and try to get her to help me melt some of the ice from Zora’s tone.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Vocabulary lists containing tone
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Argumentative Writing
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