hollow
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“What we are working toward is not a rejection of multilateralism, but putting clarity and results over inefficiency and hollow words,” a senior State Department official, Michael G. DeSombre, told the U.N.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
A constitutional right to alternatives is hollow without alternatives for judges to choose from.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Although the teeth themselves were gone, these hollow spaces remained intact and empty.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
But some industry professionals said its use of AI went too far, making graphics feel airbrushed and hollow.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
“I don’t think you know how negotiations work,” the Shadow Queen said in her hollow voice.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Vocabulary lists containing hollow
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 5
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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Excerpt from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
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