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amp

[amp] / æmp /
NOUN
amplifier
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“Suddenly you’re not getting guitar amp or drums in that mic. You’re just getting the vocal,” said Vogler.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

It’s the latest concept from a husband-and-wife team on a mission to amp up airport downtime.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

To amp up tax-loss harvesting, consider a tax-optimized separately managed account.

From Barron's Mar. 21, 2026

"Electric guitar, speakers, guitar pedals, a guitar amp, a trumpet, some sort of bongos, some pads for my computer music equipment," he recalls buying.

From BBC Jan. 19, 2026

They had discovered the X ray, the cathode ray, the electron, and radioactivity, invented the ohm, the watt, the Kelvin, the joule, the amp, and the little erg.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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