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accent

[ak-sent, ak-sent, ak-sent] / ˈæk sɛnt, ˈæk sɛnt, ækˈsɛnt /
NOUN
importance, emphasis
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People from Sunderland beamed with pride when they told BBC Newsbeat about their accent, chicken parmos and other trademarks that make it a "lush" place to live, to steal a word from Zara Larsson.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The energetic song with a pronounced Greek accent recounts a son's thirst for glory and fortune so that he can give his mother everything they lacked during his childhood.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

No one has yet found the source of the text of the recording, read in a British accent, and it could be AI, but it also might not be.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Calva asked the production to write Teddy as a Colombian Mexican man who had strong ties to Mexico so that his accent would make sense.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

“A trillion,” said Cat in her best Southern accent.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn




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