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profound

[pruh-found, proh‐] / prəˈfaʊnd, proʊ‐ /




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The Board of Deputies of British Jews said the case was of "profound concern" and demonstrates an "astonishing lack of due diligence by the authorities".

From BBC

Artists, musicians, writers, film makers and performers of all kinds are rebelling, one of the most profound forms of resistance to a repressive regime.

From Salon

But the exhilaration felt in such moments had been matched by the "anger and profound sadness" felt in others.

From Barron's

He spoke the language of “affordability” with a relentless rhetorical focus on the issue while offering something more profound to voters: permission to reinterpret disappointment as injustice.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Board of Deputies of British Jews said the case was of "profound concern".

From BBC