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amplification

[am-pluh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌæm plə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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“But a new structural variable—the amplification effect created by leveraged ETFs and derivatives positioning—has become more important than ever in this market.”

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Utah-based chain Swig — with some amplification from social media —helped make dirty soda a hit, as a story from Eater noted last year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

If Charlottesville taught journalists to be wary of amplifying ideology, the current moment demands an understanding that, in an attention economy, amplification itself is the ideology.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Much of it was lost to the audience, since reverberant amplification gave heroic heft to Blanchett’s voice at the cost of intelligibility.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Arrangements were made for press coverage, for sound amplification, and for a coast-to-coast radio hookup that would broadcast the concert to the nation.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman




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