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[ek-oh] / ˈɛk oʊ /




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The myth dies hard, and in the internet age, when everyone can find their own echo chamber, it can go on for a long time.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

And let’s not forget how, in this particular song, what’s happening is that Mills is singing the same lines as Stipe, just a beat or two slower; it’s not an echo, it’s dissonance.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

The New Zealand landscape does echo the rolling hills of Central California, in a dry season, but it’s a dreary vision, hardly the paradise of Steinbeck’s memory, book or metaphor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

His paintings at smoke the moon echo European Impressionism while their frames are ornamented with cast-aluminum sculptures of objects that speak to the artist’s indigenous heritage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

First, Dr. Lee lectured about acoustics, how sounds are produced, echo, and travel.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Krasner moved in various directions, including, after Pollock’s death in 1956, occasional echoes of his compositions, perhaps as mourning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

It’s a valuable history lesson in echoes and dignity, one of the film’s more moving illustrations of the legacy of demonstrating for what’s right.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

There’s the threat itself, which echoes similar ones against HBCUs in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s shooting last September.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

Earl Spencer has told the BBC the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's treatment at the hands of the media has "echoes" of what happened to his sister Diana, Princess of Wales.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

From the cargo elevator, the hum of levitating bins led out by people to each station echoes.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Diplomats stationed in the Saudi capital were sheltering in place and international schools took safety measures on Thursday, diplomats and residents told AFP, after explosions echoed across the city.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

For Cohn, “something echoed there” in the image of the young man, who reminded him of the young, wayward Englishmen of the 1950s.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

Pocognoli echoed his captain's assessment that Scotland were well below par.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Researcher Harshvardhan Pandit echoed lawmaker concerns about liability in the bloc.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Mama's words echoed in her mind, and she hoped she was right.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Officials said the firm was suspected of “unlawful business operations,” echoing the charge against Mr. Wang.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The proposal -- echoing the restaurant shorthand "86" for an item that is off the menu -- pits zealous reformers against vested interests, with an electorate knowing little about the issue.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Here’s what I know: There’s a fetus inside a woman’s uterus, and the fetus can communicate in an omniscient, echoing Minnie Mouse voice with its mother.

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026

Efforts to impose state-level regulations have been mixed, with critics echoing Johnson’s fears that they will stifle innovation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Most of the house was shut up, the furniture draped with heavy white cloths to keep the worst of the dust off, the skittering sound of mice echoing hollowly whenever Ophie opened a door.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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