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acoustics

[uh-koo-stiks] / əˈku stɪks /
NOUN
sound quality
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In some, I couldn't hear the coroner through the noise of a busy train line, or because of poor acoustics in a vast room; in others, rooms became so hot that regular breaks were required.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Elsewhere, they acknowledge that competition is making acoustics revenue growth unpredictable, but still cite 11% March-quarter growth as a positive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

“I park in a big parking structure at Carousel mall and I hear this flute. Come to find out he would go there weekly because of the acoustics in the area.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

But Grenell said that option posed myriad complications such as whether awkward safety measures—such as wearing hard hats—would be needed for audience members, and how acoustics might be affected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

The excellent exterior acoustics recorded his rushing steps and the quick rapping of his cane along the corridor and on the first steps of the marble stairway.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles



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