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reverberate

[ri-vur-buh-reyt, ri-vur-ber-it] / rɪˈvɜr bəˌreɪt, rɪˈvɜr bər ɪt /
VERB
vibrate in sound
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“Even though this is a specific investigation in the city of Riverside, the consequences of this behavior by code enforcement reverberate throughout the state.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

The early success of the IPO will reverberate to other companies looking to list, especially OpenAI and Anthropic, writes Heard on the Street columnist Asa Fitch.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

A remarkable back-of-the-envelope calculation from a currency strategist shows just how much SpaceX’s initial public offering could reverberate in global markets.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

American politics and policies still reverberate in currency markets to this day.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

In addition to being a fascinating tale designed to catch your attention, it introduces themes that reverberate throughout all the stories that follow by serving as the exception that proves the rule.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

One can be thought of as “ripple-out” inflation, where a shock to an economically ubiquitous input — like energy — reverberates throughout other goods and sectors that depend upon it.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

Inflation erodes confidence in the future; the psychic blow of 2008 still reverberates; young voters, especially millennials, remember those days of anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

The noisy chaos of the overcrowded Congolese capital reverberates behind the walls of the hotel.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

This palpable emotion reverberates in Erivo's nearly eight-minute rendition of the musical's most popular song, "Defying Gravity," originally sung by Idina Menzel in the Broadway production.

From Salon Mar. 2, 2025

A barge sounds its outcast horn and coal cars trundle to and fro and the regular thudding of the hauling machine reverberates through the gloom.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Higher energy prices quickly reverberated through markets, stoking a selloff in government bonds that sent the yield on the 10-year Treasury note—a barometer for borrowing costs—to the highest level of Trump’s second term.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

That has reverberated through the economy to those like the tailor, Ghafoori.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

The plant’s low rumble reverberated across the surrounding desert, unusually green from a recent rain.

From Salon May 10, 2026

With uncertainty looming abroad, Kent’s resignation reverberated in Washington, where it exposed new divisions over the administration’s handling of the war.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2026

As words from the Koran reverberated through the room, I thought of the old story of Baba wrestling a black bear in Baluchistan.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

O’Regan further pointed out that weakness in the Korean chip sector could be reverberating across the sector on Friday.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Changes in how we work are reverberating around the world, sparking debate from Asia to Europe to the United States.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

Those changes have rocked the exhibition business in ways that are still reverberating today.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

For now, the prisoners inside Evin and throughout the country are enduring a dystopian paradox—cut off from information about the war and yet seeing and hearing its effects reverberating outside the compound walls.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

He let go of his bike, heard it clatter against the floor, the echo reverberating in his head.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro




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