resonance
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Though Sharpeville may be a place name rich in historical resonance, it scarcely looks like a site that symbolises the struggle: the township is slowly crumbling.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
China's security and economic influence has added resonance this year as the summit is being hosted by Palau.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
But one can’t forge an emotional connection where there is no stylistic resonance, no humanity within the text.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
One of the show’s consultants had experienced a similar loss, and their insights helped the writing staff find dramatic resonance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Using Wilson’s findings, Ed McMillan calculated that particles could produce a serviceable beam even when they were significantly unfocused and out of resonance.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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The three movements include “an invocation to hands that weave”; “a meeting of foams, needles, songs, threats and pulsations”; and what Negrón calls “an archipelago of resonances and possibilities.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
"The most obvious indicator of device quality is the shape of the resonances and we want them to be deep and narrow, like a needle piercing through the signal background," Erikson said.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 24, 2026
Part of the enduring power of Vasari’s rinascita might derive from the mystical resonances within the word.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
But what struck me in reading about the lawsuit were its resonances with 1985, and the French attack on the Rainbow Warrior.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
“You choose your behaviors based on their metaphorical resonances ...” I said.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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Common Senses: Son ("Sound")
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