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volume

[vol-yoom, -yuhm] / ˈvɒl jum, -jəm /


NOUN
loudness of a sound
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When I attended pregnancy scans a decade ago, the best the sonographer could do to involve this blind expectant mum was to turn up the volume on the heartbeat.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

“I also think post-Epstein, post-#MeToo, post sheer volume of terrible behavior that men get away with, it has a different resonance today.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

“You can generate more volume and more applications by utilizing AI, but volume in the marketplace is not necessarily what gets you hired,” Link, SHRM’s chief human-resources officer, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

Treasury yields after the Treasury’s announcement of the $6 billion volume for Thursday’s operation, however, might have signaled disappointment among investors who had looked for a higher volume.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

The children carried on at full volume, a cacophony of shouting and taunting and weeping.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

"It's a relatively young industry where factories are being built left, right and centre. They're searching for the right tech. So that's where you can play a big role, because the volumes are huge."

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Apple is walking a “tightrope on products to preserve volumes and margins,” according to JPMorgan analysts led by Samik Chatterjee.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

That approach makes it possible to examine huge volumes of space and reconstruct a three-dimensional view of how matter is distributed across the Universe.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

The sudden loss of these volumes forced European nations to urgently reorganise their supply chains and build new LNG terminals.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

He stood up and walked over, tracing his fingers down the spines of several volumes.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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