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In a social media post published after her estranged husband's guilty plea, Sturgeon said she was "angry, hurt, sad and very distressed", and described it as a "profound personal trauma".
From BBC • May 25, 2026
"At a time marked by increasing turbulence and profound transformations, we have chosen to expand, deepen and update the bonds of our Strategic Partnership," a joint statement read.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
“If there are historians in the future, they’ll look back at Starship and say it was one of the most profound things that ever happened,” Musk said in a podcast interview last December.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Even the famous concluding quintet, “To leave, to break,” a bitter dissection of love, was noisy rather than poignant or profound.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
What Daddy lacked in formal education, he made up for with his profound knowledge of and appreciation for the natural world.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Vocabulary lists containing profound
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 1
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"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe
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