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The music rose and fell, rose and fell as the players became one, followed by an orchestrated hush that served as a silent accent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Of course, Cumming is still happy to put on a glittery outfit, amp up his Scottish accent and pretend to be the lord of the castle on “The Traitors.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Mr. Hilton has a blithe British manner and jokes about his un-Californian accent: “I have trouble saying ‘water’ in a way that people understand.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
It is the first time she has played a role using her Swansea accent and the first time she has filmed a drama in Wales.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Coming through!” a thick Southern accent hollers, and the crowd parts for a freckle-faced, red-haired man in camouflage.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
It’s all sumptuous to look at, from the movie-star faces to the weird but fascinating interiors of the Vermont mansion, all warm wood and stone accents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
They’ve discovered that AI, drawing on the huge troves of speech available on social media and other online sources, can now produce highly convincing mimicry of local accents from all over the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The accents there are as apt to hail from the South Shore of Long Island as from South Carolina.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
There was also a weapons wall, “Game of Thrones”-style wood accents and a prominently placed map of Middle-earth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Although the parents in these families spoke with accents, none of their children did.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Their fins are accented with orange, and they possess a smaller oval tooth patch.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026
His heavily accented English is heard early in the film as one of many Bedford Falls residents praying for Bailey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
The spacious kitchen is also accented with rich hardwood flooring, stone design elements, solid alder doors, and dual-pane windows.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025
Despite her small, breathy voice and heavily accented French, Birkin became a major interpreter of Gainsbourg’s songs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
His voice was strangely accented, and his bushy gray eyebrows pulled together as he studied the room.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Compared to the toolbox angularity of its rivals, the CX-90’s presentation is sleek, urbane, even fancy, with lots of brightwork accenting the front and rear bumpers, rocker panels and grille frame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
Three-dimensional roses of all sizes appeared throughout the collection, accenting necklines and adorning shoulders.
From Reuters ● Jul. 4, 2023
Elegant landscaping and pathways, brick patio with gravel and rock accenting, mature trees, two-car carport.
From Washington Times ● May 25, 2023
The jumbo-sized safety pins accenting skirts and dresses and appearing in punk-ish earrings stood out.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
From behind us the last long rays of light played across the campus, accenting every slight undulation of the land, emphasizing the separateness of each bush.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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